ROBERTS v. BURKE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

No. S96G1005.

482 S.E.2d 283 (1997)

267 Ga. 665

ROBERTS et al., v. BURKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, d/b/a Burke County Board of Education.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardy Gregory, Jr., Davis, Gregory, Christy & Forehand, Cordele, Bobby Jones, Jones & Smith, Metter, Robert S. Lanier, Jr., Statesboro, Grady K. Reddick, Sylvania, Julian B. Smith, Jr., Jones & Smith, Metter, for plaintiffs.

Theodore Freeman, Nancy F. Rigby, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for defendant.


HINES, Justice.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider its decision in Burke County School District v. Roberts, 220 Ga.App. 510, 469 S.E.2d 529 (1996) that the Roberts' son's death arose from the "use" of the school bus, thereby precluding certain insurance coverage. For the reasons which follow, we reverse that determination.

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