BROWN v. DORSEY

No. A05A1129.

625 S.E.2d 16 (2005)

276 Ga. App. 851

BROWN et al. v. DORSEY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey, Gilson & Leibel, Steven K. Leibel, George P. Shingler, Guy H. Weiss, Atlanta, for appellants.

William J. Linkous III, Atlanta, Melanie F. Wilson, Sam L. Brannen, Jr., Statesboro, Viviane H. Ernstes, E. Duane Jones, Brian Steel, Atlanta, for appellees.


MIKELL, Judge.

Phyllis Brown, widow of murdered DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, filed an action against the County, former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey, former deputies Patrick Cuffy and Melvin Walker, and their co-conspirators, Paul Skyers and David Ramsey. Mrs. Brown asserted claims against the County pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 for wrongful death, pain and suffering, and special damages resulting from the violation of Brown's First and Fourteenth...

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