Legal Opinion
Pearson v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1998No. A98A0054PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Appellants Dorothy Pearson, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Sherwood R. Pearson, and Phillip Pearson, individually, appeal that portion of the superior court’s order granting partial summary judgment to the City of Atlanta.
Appellants are the parents of decedent. This is a suit for dam ages based on the wrongful death of decedent and also averring inter alia causes of action for nuisance and a violation of 42 USC § 1983. Decedent was killed when the car which he was driving was struck by another car driven by a suspect who was attempting to elude a…
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