Legal Opinion
Whitley v. Gwinnett County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1996No. A95A2136PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
In this wrongful death case, Mary Whitley appeals the grant of Gwinnett County, Georgia’s (the County) motion for partial summary judgment and jury verdicts for the County and Roger Dewitt, a Gwinnett County police officer. She enumerates 11 errors.
This case arose after Officer Dewitt’s patrol car collided broadside with a car driven by Mary Whitley’s husband, James Whitley, who suffered fatal injuries. At the time of the collision, Officer Dewitt was on routine patrol, delivering some papers. As he traveled down a state highway, approaching an intersection just before a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Favors v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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- Union Camp Corp. v. HelmySupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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