Legal Opinion
BRAY v. WATKINS
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 7, 2023No. S23G0836PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 703
FINAL COPY S23G0836. BRAY et al. v. WATKINS. PER CURIAM. Latoya Bray filed an action against sheriff’s lieutenant Stormie Watkins, in her official and individual capacities, for damages allegedly caused by her failure to activate a tornado warning system while working in a county emergency center. The trial court granted summary judgment to Watkins, concluding in part that the public duty doctrine negated any duty owed to Bray. In a split decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed. See Bray v. Watkins,
367 Ga. App. 381
( 885 SE2d 802) (2023). The majority opinion, the specially…
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