Denson v. Richmond County

STEELMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff Daryl Denson (“plaintiff’) was a deputy sheriff for Richmond County (“County” or “defendant”) from 1986 to 1994. On 5 November 1993, plaintiff was directing traffic as part of his duties when he was struck by a drunk driver and severely injured. At the time of his injury, defendant provided plaintiff with health insurance coverage as an incident of his employment.

Plaintiff’s injuries prevented him from returning to active duty as a deputy sheriff. He was not offered another position with the County Sheriff’s Department, but he discussed with County Manager Richard…