Legal Opinion
Clayton County v. Segrest
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 23, 2015No. A15A0502PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.
During a police pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle struck the motorcycle of James Segrest, who died from his injuries. Karen Segrest, James Segrest’s surviving spouse, filed this wrongful death action against Clayton County. Segrest contended that the County’s officer showed reckless disregard for proper law enforcement procedures in his decisions to initiate and continue the pursuit of the suspect, and so caused the decedent’s death. Following our grant of its application for interlocutory appeal, the County appeals from the trial court’s order denying its motions to…
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