Court Opinion

ID: 9602215
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 01:52:31.638241+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:02:01.519267
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Evans, Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur in the judgment, but not with all that is set forth in the opinion.
I specifically disagree with the statement in Headnote 2 as follows, to wit: "As a general rule, a public *95officer is not liable under the respondeat superior doctrine for acts or omissions of his subordinates.”
The above does not correctly set forth the general rule. As to liability for acts of subordinates, a public officer may be held liable for failure to exercise due care in the selection of subordinates; or when he has knowledge of the negligent acts of such inferiors. Mathis v. Nelson, 79 Ga. App. 639 (3), 643 (54 SE2d 710).
Sheriffs are liable for misconduct of their deputies and of their jailers. Code § 24-2812.