Legal Opinion
Reed v. DeKalb County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 22, 2003No. A03A1083PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
After her arrest for obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer, Patti Reed sued DeKalb County, Sergeant L. C. Golar, and Captain J. E. Pearson, Sr. for false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution. The trial court determined that sovereign immunity barred Reed’s tort claims against the county and found that official immunity foreclosed the claims against the two police officers. In this appeal, Reed contends that questions of disputed material fact remain for jury resolution on her claims against the officers.* 1
On appeal from a grant of summary judgment,…
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