258 Ga. App. 159 - Anderson v. Cobb’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 14 state decisions

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1. “"`Actual malice' requires a deliberate intention to do wrong," as distinguished from "implied malice," Merrow v. Hawkins, 266 Ga. 390, 391 , 467 S.E.2d 336 (1996), which in a criminal context means reckless disregard for human life. Id. at 392 (2), 467 S.E.2d 336 . Ill will alone is insufficient to establish actual malice; [Phillips] must show that [Hanse] acted with the deliberate intent to commit a wrongful act or with the deliberate intent to harm her [husband and his passengers]. Adams v. Hazelwood, 271 Ga. 414 , 520 S.E.2d 896 (1999).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 276 Ga. App. 558 - Hanse v. Phillips

2. “While [the plaintiff] argues that a jury could infer that [the police officer] acted with malice if it concluded she acted without probable cause, that analysis only applies to the threshold requirements for a tort claim of malicious prosecution .... The issue before us, on the other hand, is not whether [the officer] acted maliciously as defined in OCGA § 51-7-44, but first whether she acted with actual malice that would exempt her from official immunity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bryant Davis v. Daniel Lang