Legal Opinion
Pelham v. Board of Regents of University System
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 20, 2013No. A13A0027PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Presiding Judge.
Jerome Pelham brought this action against the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (“Board of Regents”) seeking damages for personal injuries he suffered during football practice at Georgia Southern University (“Georgia Southern”) when the head coach allegedly ordered Pelham and the other players to fight each other during spring practice. The trial court dismissed Pelham’s complaint, concluding that his claims against the Board of Regents fell under the assault and battery exception to the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA § 50-21-20 et seq. (“GTCA”), and…
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