Heller v. City of Atlanta

Mikell, Judge.

This is an appeal from the grant of dispositive relief to all governmental defendants in a wrongful death and nuisance action filed by Ed Heller, individually and as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, Patricia Heller. Mrs. Heller was killed on January 29,2003, when the taxicab in which she was riding spun out of control on a wet overpass on Interstate 85 and collided with a tree. The taxicab’s tires had little or no tread, but the vehicle had passed a mandatory City of Atlanta (the “City”) inspection the previous day. Heller sued the City; Greg Shepard, a Vehicle…