Legal Opinion

Bixler v. Merritt

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 18, 2000No. A00A0878PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

Janet Bixler sued Lisle Merritt and David Glover, individually and as employees of DeKalb County, alleging she suffered damages because the two emergency medical technicians failed to take her to the hospital after responding to her 911 call. Bixler alleged that the defendants failed to perform ministerial duties, acted in bad faith, and acted outside the scope of their authority. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and Bixler appeals. Pretermitting the official immunity issues, we affirm because Merritt and Glover are entitled to immunity under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Rice v. HuffCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Ramsey v. City of Forest ParkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Thomas v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. Martin v. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Anderson v. Tattnall CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Lois Anderson v. Tattnall County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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