Sommerfield v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.

Smith, Judge.

This case presents the issue of whether an off-duty police officer and his part-time private employer can be liable to a motorist injured as the result of a traffic accident that occurs while the officer is directing traffic in a public roadway at the behest of the private employer. This issue was previously addressed by this Court in Beck v. Paideia School, 191 Ga. App. 183 (381 SE2d 132) (1989). We conclude that this case is controlled by Beck, and we therefore affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants.

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