Calhoun County Hospital Authority v. Walker

I must respectfully dissent, as in my view appellant hospital authority is not a subdivision of the state and therefore not exempt pursuant to OCGA § 46-1-1 (7) (C) (viii) from venue provisions governing actions against motor common carriers.

The Georgia Supreme Court and this court have recognized that “[l]ocal hospital authorities created under the authority of the Hospital Authorities Law [cit.] are local, not state instrumentalities. The State Constitution empowers counties to operate in the sphere of health care and to utilize local hospital authorities as their own county…