Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Department of Human Resources
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 13, 2002No. A02A0805PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Chief Judge.
Appellants, Carmen L. Lewis, individually and as administrator of the estate of Marvin R. Gentle, and Jane Collins, Gentle’s next of kin, appeal the grant of the Georgia Department of Human Resources’ (DHR) motion to dismiss, contending that DHR is not protected from immunity under the Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA). We affirm.
Gentle, a blind and retarded man, was a resident of the Macedo nia Road Personal Care Home (MRPCH), a private institution. On February 6, 1999, he sustained second and third degree burns as a result of being scalded in his bath. It is undisputed…
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- In Re BakerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
- Ridley v. JohnsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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