Legal Opinion
Poss v. Department of Human Resources
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1992No. A92A0793, A92A0794PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Dexter C. Poss, Sr., individually and as representative of the estate of his deceased son, Dexter C. Poss, Jr., and Mary Jo Poss, individually, instituted this action against the Georgia Department of Human Resources, seeking to recover for their son’s wrongful death. Under authority of OCGA § 9-2-1, plaintiffs commenced this action as a renewal of an action prosecuted by them in federal court. Poss v. Ga. Regional Hosp. of Augusta, 676 FSupp. 258 (S.D. Ga. 1987), aff’d without opinion sub nom. Poss v. Azar, 874 F2d 820 (11th Cir. 1989).
On October 15, 1984, the son was admitted…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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