Long v. Adams

Benham, Judge.

Between 1982 and 1983, plaintiff/appellant Long and defendant/ appellee Adams, both unmarried residents of Cobb County, Georgia, were involved in an intimate sexual relationship, in the course of which appellant allegedly contracted genital herpes from appellee. In 1984, appellant filed a tort action against his paramour, claiming that she negligently and intentionally infected him with the disease and was therefore liable to him for the resulting injury. Appellant alleged that appellee’s actions constituted negligence, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress,…