Legal Opinion

Deen v. Stevens

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 23, 2010No. S10A0258Published

1Opinion of the Court

698 S.E.2d 321 (2010)

DEEN, et al.

v.

STEVENS, et al.

No. S10A0258.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

July 23, 2010.

Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Brent J. Savage, Kathryn H. Pinckney; Clark & Williams, Nathan T. Williams, Savannah, for appellants.

Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, Norman D. Lovein, Steven P. Bristol, Brunswick, for appellees.

NAHMIAS, Justice.

The primary question presented in this appeal is whether the Georgia statute that suspends the operation of the tolling statutes for mental incompetence in medical malpractice actions irrationally discriminates against the mentally incompetent in…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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