Legal Opinion

Carter v. Fulton-DeKalb County Hospital Authority

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 26, 1996No. A96A0612PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

This is the second appearance of this wrongful death and survival action brought against defendant Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority d/b/a Grady Emergency Medical Service (“the Hospital”). Following an automobile accident, plaintiffs’ decedent, Paulette Bryant, died from internal bleeding, allegedly as a result of negligent treatment and a 25-minute delay in transporting her by the Hospital’s emergency medical transportation service. The trial court originally granted summary judgment, on the basis of sovereign immunity. This Court “remand[ed] this case to the trial…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thomas v. Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. Litterilla v. Hosp. Auth. of Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Walker v. FULTON-DeKALB HOSPITAL AUTHORITYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Carter v. Fulton-DeKalb County Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. DeKalb State Court Probation Department v. CurridCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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