Ayers v. Association of County Commissioners of Georgia-Interlocal Risk Management Agency

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

This appeal addresses the trial court’s order in a declaratory judgment as to coverage in a case involving the shooting death of a victim by a deputy sheriff. The trial court determined that liability coverage was limited to $1 million contained in an insurance policy issued to one of three counties that participated in a drug task force initially funded by a grant from the federal government. The plaintiff appeals this order. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Jonathan Paul Ayers was shot and killed by Billy Shane Harrison, who was a Stephens County deputy…