Legal Opinion
Williams v. Department of Human Resources
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 2000No. S99G0178PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
Paul and Sheila Williams sent an ante litem notice to the state claiming that she suffered pain, disfigurement, and reduced life expectancy and he suffered loss of consortium due to a public health nurse’s failure to diagnose Mrs. Williams’ breast cancer. After his wife died, Mr. Williams filed a wrongful death action against the Georgia Department of Human Resources, which the trial court dismissed for insufficient notice. The Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia affirmed, holding that Williams failed to strictly comply with the notice requirements of OCGA §…
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