Legal Opinion
City of Lafayette v. Bates
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 25, 1998No. A98A1809PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
J. W. Bates, a retired City employee, sued the City of Lafayette for breach of contract, seeking payment for the unused sick leave which he had accumulated at the time of his retirement. The City of Lafayette moved for summary judgment on the pleading contending that the claim was barred by the six-year statute of limitation applicable to simple contracts. OCGA § 9-3-24. The trial court denied the motion and the City filed this appeal following our grant of its application for interlocutory review.
Bates was hired by the City in 1963. In 1984, the City promulgated a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Piedmont Life Insurance Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Swann v. Board of Trustees of Joint Municipal Employees' Benefit SystemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Gamble v. Lovett SchoolCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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