Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Coweta County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 3, 1998No. A97A2111PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
On June 13, 1995, Ray N. Simmons, plaintiff-appellant, was an inmate incarcerated at the Coweta County Correctional Institute as a State prisoner assigned to the work camp, which was operated by Coweta County and the Coweta County Board of Commissioners. Bill P. McKenzie was the warden; Nancy Pye was the deputy warden; and Officer Holcomb was a correctional officer.
Plaintiff was assigned the operation of a tractor with a bush hog in a highway right-of-way but not on the paved roadway. Other prisoners had been assigned to pick up rocks, glass, and debris from the cutting path…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Gilbert v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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- Woodard v. Laurens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Coweta County v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Parrish v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Ankerich v. SavkoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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