Legal Opinion
City of Roswell v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 30, 1985No. 42224PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
This is a civil rights case, involving the alleged inadequate training of a police officer, here on certiorari. Davis v. Ramey, 174 Ga. App. 417 (330 SE2d 130) (1985). On the morning of May 24, 1980, James Roy Davis was transporting his critically ill wife to the hospital when he was stopped by Roswell police officer Michael Douglas Ramey. Davis subsequently sued officer Ramey, the City of Roswell, and its chief of police, T. L. Joyner, alleging, inter alia, that his civil rights, protected by 42 USC § 1983, had been violated.
At the time of the incident, Ramey had been on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pendley v. PendleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Davis v. City of RoswellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Davis v. RameyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
3Cited by5 opinions
- Cantrell v. ThurmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Howard v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Davis v. RameyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Howard v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999