Oconee Community Service Board v. Holsey

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

While residing in a community home operated by the Oconee Community Service Board (“OCSB”), Lucy Holsey was stabbed to death by her housemate, Mary Ann Williams. Lucy’s mother, Georgia Holsey, and the administrator of Lucy’s estate (collectively, “the Holseys”) sued OCSB and others for Lucy’s wrongful death. Specifically, the Holseys claimed that OCSB negligently placed Williams, who had a history of mental illness, in the community home without proper treatment or supervision, resulting in Lucy’s death. OCSB moved to dismiss the Holseys’ claims against it on sovereign…