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TIDWELL v. COWETA COUNTY BD. OF EDUC.

No. A99A1013.

521 S.E.2d 889 (1999)

240 Ga. App. 55

TIDWELL et al. v. COWETA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied September 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinton & Powell, Andrew J. Hinton, Jr., Debra Haan, for appellants.

Rosenzweig, Jones & MacNabb, Joseph P. MacNabb, Newnan, Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, James T. Budd, Atlanta, E. Wycliffe Orr, Gainesville, Kristine E. Orr, Atlanta, for appellee.

MILLER, Judge.

Bobby and Lillie Tidwell sued the Coweta County Board of Education for the wrongful death and suffering of their developmentally disabled son, who died from injuries caused when he jumped or fell from a moving school bus through the back emergency door exit. The Board moved for summary judgment on four grounds: (i) no negligence was shown; (ii) immunity barred the claims; (iii) the Board was not a corporate entity and could not be sued; and (iv) the...

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