Legal Opinion
Lamb v. Sims
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1980No. 58856PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Sims, a justice of the peace, issued a writ of possession to the Housing Authority of the City of Vidalia on the basis that Lamb had failed to file an answer to the Housing Authority’s action. Sims’ actions were reversed by this court. Lamb v. Housing Authority of Vidalia, 146 Ga. App. 786 (247 SE2d 597) (1978). Thereafter, Lamb filed the instant suit for damages against Sims alleging that she acted maliciously and violated Lamb’s constitutional rights to due process of law. Sims made a motion for summary judgment on the ground that she had judicial immunity in this case as she…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Smith v. HancockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- West End Warehouses, Inc. v. DunlapCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Steele v. SteeleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Thomas v. Wells Fargo Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Bread of Life Baptist Church v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Cardwell v. Town of Madison Board of AdjustmentCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
- Chamberlain v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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