Legal Opinion
Thomason v. Fulton County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2008No. S08A0489PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
James D. Thomason and his wife appeal the trial court’s denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Fulton County and the members of its Board of Commissioners to pay a tort judgment entered against Billy Eugene Lee (“Lee”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Thomason was seriously injured in a collision of vehicles in 2002, when his truck was struck by a truck owned by Fulton County and driven by Lee, who was then a county employee. Thomason and his wife (collectively “Thomason”) sued in the State Court of Fulton County to recover damages, naming as defendants…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Risser v. City of ThomasvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Jennings v. McIntosh County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Lee v. ThomasonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
3Cited by4 opinions
- Stamey v. Policemen's Pension Fund Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Ellis v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Danbert v. North Georgia Land Ventures, LLCSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Hitch v. VasarhelyiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010