Legal Opinion
Summerlin v. Georgia Pines Community Service Board
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 1, 2010No. S09G0980PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Appellant Marilyn Summerlin, in her capacity as the mother of 18-year-old George Summerlin and the administratrix of his estate, filed a wrongful death action against Georgia Pines Community Service Board (the board), for the wrongful death of her son. At the time of his death, George was a patient at Georgia Pines, a residential facility for the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness, mental retardation, and addiction. Summerlin alleges in her complaint that Carlos Hernandez and Charles Whiddon, health care workers working at Georgia Pines pursuant to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Youngblood v. Gwinnett Rockdale Newton Community Service BoardSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Brown v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Plantation Pipe Line Co. v. City of BremenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Six Flags Over Georgia, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ForresterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
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