Maxwell v. Mayor &c. of Savannah

In Maxwell v. Mayor &c. of Savannah, 226 Ga. App. 705, 707 (1) (487 SE2d 478) (1997), the Court noted that "under Georgia law a public employee has a property interest in her job whenever she may only be dismissed for cause." 226 Ga. App. at 707 (1). There, the only evidence demonstrated that the plaintiff, a City of Savannah police officer, could be dismissed for "good cause," and no evidence was presented that the plaintiff was an employee at will. Id. The trial court found that this evidence was sufficient to withstand summary judgment on the issue of whether the plaintiff had a property interest in his employment, although the Court ultimately determined that no due process liability existed. Id.