Georgia Department of Human Resources v. Peeks

Bell, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case, Peeks v. Dept. of Human Resources, 196 Ga. App. 562 (396 SE2d 511) (1990), to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that a factual issue remained regarding whether Dr. Patel, the Chief Medical Officer of Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital (hereafter the hospital), acted in good faith compliance with the statutory discharge provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 37 regarding the discharge of David Crawford. We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a factual issue remains.

Several provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 37…