SMITH v. CHATHAM COUNTY

No. A03A1133.

591 S.E.2d 388 (2003)

264 Ga. App. 566

SMITH et al. v. CHATHAM COUNTY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stokes, Lazarus & Carmichael, William K. Carmichael, Rachel Humphrey, Atlanta, for appellants.

Emily E. Garrard, R. Jonathan Hart, Savannah, for appellees.


JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Roger and Loretta Smith filed a personal injury action against Chatham County and Chatham County police officers James Coleman, Andrew Osteen, and Malcolm Kendrick after the Smiths' car was struck by a suspect's pickup truck during a police chase. The trial court granted summary judgment to the County based on sovereign immunity, and to the police officers based on official immunity. The Smiths...

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