Legal Opinion
Smith v. Chatham County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 17, 2003No. A03A1133PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
Roger and Loretta Smith filed a personal injury action against Chatham County and Chatham County police officers James Coleman, Andrew Osteen, and Malcolm Kendrick after the Smiths’ car was struck by a suspect’s pickup truck during a police chase. The trial court granted summary judgment to the County based on sovereign immunity, and to the police officers based on official immunity. The Smiths appeal. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The record shows that Officer Coleman was working as an off-duty police officer at a car dealership. When he arrived on the…
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