Legal Opinion
BEURSKEN v. Gwinnett County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 23, 2011No. A11A1473PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
Viki Beursken died of a heart attack suffered soon after she refused transport to a hospital by a Gwinnett County ambulance crew. On appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in this wrongful death action to defendants Gwinnett County and the crew members, Mrs. Beursken’s survivors and heirs argue that the county and its employees are not entitled to immunity under either OCGA § 31-11-8, which exempts persons rendering emergency care from liability concerning it, or the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We disagree and affirm.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rubin v. Cello Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Anderson v. Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Johnson v. Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Ramsey v. City of Forest ParkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Thomas v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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