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CITY OF WINDER v. McDOUGALD

No. S02G1156.

583 S.E.2d 879 (2003)

276 Ga. 866

CITY OF WINDER v. McDOUGALD et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carothers & Mitchell, Buford, Richard O. Carothers, William M. Coolidge, III, for appellants.

William S. Hardman, Gainesville, for appellee.

Craig T. Jones, Dacatur, amicus curiae.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether a municipality may be held liable for injuries a suspect incurs when the suspect is fleeing police in a high speed chase. The Court of Appeals held that the municipality could be liable for the wrongful death of the suspect upon a showing that the police officer acted in reckless disregard of proper police procedures.1

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