Legal Opinion
Clayton County v. Austin-Powell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 28, 2013No. A12A2217; A13A0034PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McEadden, Judge.
Sherri McCobb and Rollie Austin-Powell brought separate wrongful death actions against Clayton County, alleging that the improper conduct of a county police officer during a high-speed chase of a car caused the deaths of their sons who were passengers in the car. McCobb and Austin-Powell, represented by the same attorneys, filed identical motions for discovery sanctions based on alleged spoliation of evidence. The motions were ruled upon by different trial court judges. The trial court in McCobb’s case denied the motion for sanctions due to spoliation and also granted summary…
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