CLAYTON COUNTY v. AUSTIN-POWELL

Nos. A12A2217, A13A0034.

740 S.E.2d 831 (2013)

CLAYTON COUNTY, et al. v. AUSTIN-POWELL. McCobb, et al. v. Clayton County.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Benjamin Portnoy and Sun S. Choy , Atlanta, for Appellant.

Craig A. Gillen and Richard Wayne Hendrix , Atlanta, for Appellee.


McFADDEN, Judge.

Sherri McCobb and Rollie Austin-Powell brought separate wrongful death actions against Clayton County, alleging that the improper conduct of a county police officer during a high-speed chase of a car caused the deaths of their sons who were passengers in the car. McCobb and Austin-Powell, represented by the same attorneys, filed identical motions for discovery sanctions based on alleged spoliation of evidence. The motions were ruled upon by different...

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