Serpentfoot v. Jackie Newby

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ October 09, 2013 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A14A0262. SERPENTFOOT v. JACKIE NEWBY et al. After Leevenous J. Dempsey died at Floyd Medical Center, a hospital employee petitioned the probate court to determine who had the right to dispose of the body. Serpentfoot filed a counterclaim, seeking to obtain the body for certain unorthodox burial rituals. The probate court found that the hospital had the right to dispose of the remains and dismissed Serpentfoot’s counterclaim. Serpentfoot appealed to the…