Legal Opinion
Banks v. Mayor & City of Savannah
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 19, 1993No. A93A1485PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
In a previous decision in this personal injury case, we upheld the grant of summary judgment to defendant police officer Patton on grounds of governmental immunity. Banks v. Patton, 202 Ga. App. 168 (413 SE2d 744). This appeal is from the grant of summary judgment to defendants City of Savannah et al., on appellant’s claims that defendants’ training of its police in the operation of police cars created a nuisance and violated appellant’s constitutional rights, giving him a claim under 42 USCA § 1983. Held:
1. The law of immunity does not permit the creation of a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- City of Cave Spring v. MasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Banks v. PattonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Lawrenceville v. MacKoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Williams v. SolomonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Gilbert v. City of JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Barnes v. St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist ChurchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- BETHANY GROUP, LLC v. GrobmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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