Ermutlu v. McCorkle

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiffs/appellees brought a negligence action against defendant/appellant Ilhan Ermutlu, M.D., a psychiatrist employed by the North DeKalb Mental Health Center, seeking damages for the wrongful death of their daughter Lisa L. McCorkle. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and this appeal follows our grant of the defendant’s application for interlocutory review of the trial court’s order.

Camille Watkins was a patient of Dr. Ermutlu who had been treated by the doctor on an outpatient basis since June of 1986. Prior to her becoming a patient of Dr.…