Legal Opinion
OCONEE COUNTY v. CANNON
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 1, 2021No. S20G0584PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
310 Ga. 728
FINAL COPY S20G0584. OCONEE COUNTY v. CANNON et al. PETERSON, Justice. Ronald and Christy Cannon sued Oconee County after a vehicle chase initiated by an Oconee County sheriff’s deputy ended in their daughter’s death. The trial court granted the County’s motion for summary judgment, holding that (1) the Sheriff of Oconee County in his official capacity, not the County, was liable for the deputy’s actions; and (2) the Cannons could not substitute the Oconee County Sheriff in his official capacity as the defendant in place of Oconee County because the statute of limitations had…
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