Ray v. Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, Inc.

Ruffin, Judge.

Randy Ray and Denise Ray, individually and as next friends and parents of Cody Ray, sued Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Rite Hospital (“Scottish Rite” or “the hospital”). Scottish Rite moved to dismiss the Rays’ complaint for failure to state a claim on the ground that it is time-barred. The trial court granted the motion, and the Rays appeal. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under OCGA § 9-11-12 (b) (6) should “be granted only when it appears to a certainty that the plaintiff would be entitled to…