Legal Opinion

Davis v. City of Roswell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 29, 1982No. 38495PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Justice.

James Davis appeals from an order of the Fulton County Superior Court granting the City of Roswell’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. He contends that it was error to dismiss the City of Roswell from the action and error to grant a judgment on the pleadings. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Davis alleges in his complaint that while en route to the hospital with his critically ill wife he was stopped by M. D. Ramey, a Roswell city policeman. According to Davis, Ramey detained him for approximately an hour without formally arresting or charging him. Ramey was informed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Frady v. IrvinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Marx v. Truck Renting & Leasing Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. City of Atlanta v. MitchamSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. City of Cave Spring v. MasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Cantrell v. ThurmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Gish v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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