Morton v. Bell

Carley, Justice.

Appellant-plaintiff operates a funeral escort service in appelleedefendant City of Atlanta (City). When the City’s motorcycle officers began using the City’s motorcycles to provide their own private funeral escort services in competition with his service, appellant brought this mandamus action and asserted that this practice was in violation of the City’s rules and regulations. The trial court denied appellant mandamus relief, holding that a City police officer who is “working outside employment, in uniform, is on duty, and as such is authorized to utilize a city vehicle.” It…