RELIANCE INS. CO. v. WALKER COUNTY

A93A0484.

208 Ga. App. 729 (1993)

431 S.E.2d 700

RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY v. WALKER COUNTY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied May 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hicks, Marsh, Casey & Young, William T. Casey, Jr., Mark A. Barber, for appellant.

Bruce & Hentz, Wm. Davis Hentz, Watson & Dana, Dennis D. Watson, Milligan, Barry, Hensley & Evans, Frederick M. Milligan, for appellees.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

This wrongful death action arose on October 15, 1988, when a county-owned front-end loader being operated by the decedent Dennis Wayne Turner overturned and crushed him. The trial court granted Walker County's motion for summary judgment on the basis of a covenant not to sue signed by the decedent which contained a disclaimer of liability. On appeal, this court concluded that this exculpatory clause barred the plaintiffs' wrongful death...

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