Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Barnes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 9, 2006No. A06A1627PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
On March 11, 2005, Judge Rowland Barnes was murdered while on the job in his Fulton County Superior Court courtroom. Barnes’s widow sued Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman and eight deputy sheriffs in her capacity individually as the judge’s surviving spouse, on behalf of his children, and as executrix of his estate. She sought damages based on “gross negligence and conscious indifference amounting to wilful and wanton misconduct” by Freeman and the failure of all defendants in carrying out ministerial duties. Freeman answered, then moved to stay the proceedings and dismiss the…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Grech v. Clayton County, GACourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Warren v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Preferred Real Estate Equities, Inc. v. Housing Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Daniels v. TowersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Nichols v. PratherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Powell v. BarrettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Teasley v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Freeman v. BrandauCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Freeman v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006