Legal Opinion

Wellborn v. DeKalb County School District

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 27, 1997No. A97A0596PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Melia Wellborn appeals the dismissal of her complaint against Bruce Finkbone, the DeKalb County School District and unidentified defendants X, Y, and Z. She contends the trial court erred by dismissing her individual claims and by dismissing the DeKalb County School District as a party defendant.

This suit was brought by Wellborn, individually, and as next friend of her hearing-impaired son who, while a minor, allegedly was drawn into a sexual relationship with his sign language interpreter, Finkbone. Wellborn alleges that Finkbone began the relationship with her son…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. OB-Gyn Associates of Albany v. LittletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Ryckeley v. CallawaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Atlantic-Canadian Corp. v. Hammer, Siler, George Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Coffee County School District v. SnipesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Hackett v. Fulton County School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002
  4. Vester v. Mug a Bug Pest Control, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. McDaniel v. Fulton County School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002

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