Case Name: FIELDS v. SPENCER et al.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1991-07-09
Citations: 200 Ga. App. 890
Docket Number: A91A0078
Parties: FIELDS v. SPENCER et al.
Judges: Sognier, C. J., Birdsong, P. J., Cooper and Andrews, JJ., concur. McMurray, P. J., Banke, P. J., Carley and Pope, JJ., dissent.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 200
Pages: 890–892

Head Matter:
A91A0078.
FIELDS v. SPENCER et al.
(410 SE2d 39)

Opinion:
Beasley, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing his complaint against defendants. The trial court granted the dismissal, with prejudice, on two grounds, one of which was that the plaintiff's complaint under 42 USC § 1983 was frivolous. This second ground is in the nature of a judgment for failure to state a claim, OCGA § 9-11-12 (b) (6), and is not subject to OCGA § 9-11-41 (b)'s non-finality policy. The judgment, insofar as it is based on this second ground, is validly with prejudice.
Judgment affirmed.
Sognier, C. J., Birdsong, P. J., Cooper and Andrews, JJ., concur. McMurray, P. J., Banke, P. J., Carley and Pope, JJ., dissent.