· 6/21/1995
Tilley v. City of Hapeville
Citations
- 459 S.E.2d 567
- 218 Ga. App. 39
- 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 2092
- 1995 Ga. App. LEXIS 640
How courts have described this case
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- applying public duty doctrine in suit against city police officer who responded to radio bulletin about a vehicle abandoned on the interstate highway
- applying public duty doctrine in suit against city police officer who responded to radio bulletin about a vehicle abandoned on the interstate highway
- city and officer owed no duty to individual motorist who was injured when his car struck an abandoned car on the interstate
- public duty doctrine applied where officer failed to warn or direct motorist away from an abandoned car parked on the highway
- public duty doctrine applied where officer failed to warn or direct a motorist away from an abandoned car that the motorist hit
- absent special relationship, no liability for not preventing collision with car stopped in roadway
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Judges: Pope, Beasley, Ruffin
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