Legal Opinion
City of Winder v. McDougald
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 11, 2003No. S02G1156Published
1Opinion of the Court
583 S.E.2d 879 (2003)
276 Ga. 866
CITY OF WINDER
v.
McDOUGALD et al.
No. S02G1156.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
July 11, 2003.
Reconsideration Denied July 30, 2003.
Carothers & Mitchell, Buford, Richard O. Carothers, William M. Coolidge, III, for appellants.
William S. Hardman, Gainesville, for appellee.
Craig T. Jones, Dacatur, amicus curiae.
FLETCHER, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether a municipality may be held liable for injuries a suspect incurs when the suspect is fleeing police in a high speed chase. The Court of Appeals held that the municipality could be liable for…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Frazier v. Southern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- TelecomUsa, Inc. v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Kidd v. CoatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. FreelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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