Legal Opinion
Ward v. Dodson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 1, 2002No. A02A0426PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
It is undisputed that Warren Ward originally filed suit against Clarence Dodson, Jr. in the State Court of Houston County on June 9, 2000, alleging personal injuries from an automobile accident that occurred during a police chase on January 3, 1999. Dodson is a sheriff’s deputy; however, the complaint did not name him in his official capacity. Ward later filed a motion to join the Houston County Board of Commissioners (the “County Commissioners”) and Sheriff Cullen Taitón as party defendants. After the court requested that defense counsel submit an order denying the motion to…
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