1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 507 S.E.2d
  5. 507 S.E.2d 440 (1998)
 

COWETA COUNTY v. SIMMONS

No. S98G0498.

507 S.E.2d 440 (1998)

269 Ga. 694

COWETA COUNTY et al. v. SIMMONS

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Loyd Dewar, Kimberly Ann Houston, Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, for Coweta County et al.

Charles M. Goetz, Jr., Scott Mitchell Zahler, Goetz, Tibbs & Zahler, Atlanta, for Ray N. Simmons.

BENHAM, Chief Justice.

While incarcerated in Coweta County Correctional Institute, Simmons was injured while operating a machine on a prison work detail. His suit against various county employees and the county resulted in summary judgment for the defense based on sovereign and official immunity. The Court of Appeals affirmed in part, finding that the trial court correctly determined the warden and deputy warden to be shielded...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases