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ATLANTA CITY SCHOOL DIST. v. DOWLING

No. S95G1083.

466 S.E.2d 588 (1996)

266 Ga. 217

ATLANTA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. v. DOWLING.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce H. Beerman, Smith, Howard & Ajax, Atlanta, Amy M. Totenberg, Atlanta, for Atlanta City School Dist. et al.

R. Mason Barge, McKee & Barge, Atlanta, for Dowling.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

The Atlanta Board of Education terminated Adrienne Dowling's contract as general manager of the school board's public television and radio stations. She sued and the trial court ordered the school board to reinstate her and awarded her full back pay and benefits. The trial court then granted the school board's motion to dismiss Dowling's claim for compensatory and punitive damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The question on appeal is...

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