Legal Opinion
Teasley v. Freeman
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 28, 2010No. A10A0359PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Judge.
After her husband, Sergeant Hoyt Teasley of the Fulton County Sheriff s Department, was shot and killed by Brian Nichols, Deborah Teasley sued Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman; Deputies Chelisa Lee, Gary Reid, Lucious Johnson, Alphonso Wright, Twantta Clerk-Mathis, Jerome Dowdell, Paul Tamer, and Grantley White; the Fulton County Sheriffs Office; the Fulton County Board of Commissioners; and APA Security, Inc. The trial court ultimately dismissed the suit on the ground that it was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act. Deborah Teas-ley filed…
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- Wayne County v. HerrinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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- Lowe v. Jones CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Farmer v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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