Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority v. Walker County, Georgia

Erlanger Health System sued Walker County for breach of contract, and the district court granted summary judgment to Erlanger on the claim. Walker County appeals that ruling. After careful consideration of the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm. 1

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Erlanger, a public hospital authority in Tennessee, agreed to loan up to $20 million to a hospital authority in Georgia. The Georgia hospital authority planned to use the loan to fund a medical center which provides services in three Georgia counties: Walker, Dade, and Catoosa. To facilitate the loan, the Georgia hospital authority, Walker…