Roebuck v. Smith

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

The defendant mental health counselor was granted interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss, contending the suit is a professional malpractice case for which no expert’s affidavit was timely filed as required by law at OCGA § 9-11-9.1 as amended.

Plaintiff Smith filed suit against Roebuck, an employee of defendant Highlands Mental Health Center, on June 28, 1991, alleging that on or about May 26, 1989, Roebuck subjected plaintiff to perverted mental health counseling which manipulated plaintiff’s confused mind and emotions. In his…