Legal Opinion
DeKalb County v. Adams
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 12, 2003No. A03A1557PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
This is the third appearance before this court of this case involving medical care provided to inmates at the DeKalb County Jail.1 *202DeKalb County2 appeals the trial court’s award of attorney fees to the inmates under OCGA § 9-15-14 (b). Because the conduct identified by the court did not justify the fee award, we vacate and remand.
Our previous opinions in this case have detailed its history;3 a brief summary will suffice here. In March 2001, the trial court adopted a settlement agreement between DeKalb County and various inmates of the county jail in which the county agreed to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McKemie v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Department of Transportation v. Franco's Pizza & Delicatessen, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- White v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Gibson v. Decatur Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Ellis v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fox v. City of CummingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- MacDonald v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- American National Property & Casualty Co. v. Amerieast, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Hall v. CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GEORGIA, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- LEE Et Al. v. PARKCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
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