Legal Opinion
Pearce v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 20, 2016No. S15G1310PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
This matter arises out of a wrongful death suit filed by Tammy Pearce (“Appellant”), individually and as administrator of the estate of her husband, Christopher Pearce (“Pearce”), against Glynn County Police Officer Henry Tucker after Pearce committed suicide while in custody. The trial court denied Officer Tucker’s motion for summary judgment; the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court, concluding that there was insufficient evidence that any negligent act by Officer Tucker proximately caused Pearce’s death, and this Court subsequently granted certiorari…
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