KING v. GEORGIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

A18A0302.

820 S.E.2d 445 (2018)

KING v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 15, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Douglas Adams , Brunswick, for Appellant.

Ronald Steve Boyter Jr. , Christopher Michael Carr , Kathleen Sadler Turnipseed , Atlanta, William Knight Scott , for Appellee.


Augustus King sued the Georgia Department of Corrections ("the Department") for negligence after his hand was injured at the Whitworth Parole Revocation Center ("Whitworth"). The trial court directed a verdict for the Department following the close of evidence at trial. King appeals, and we reverse.

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