Mark Rice v. North Georgia Medical Center

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ August 18, 2017 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A17A0752. RICE v. NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER. Appellee, Southern Health Corporation of Ellijay, Inc., d/b/a North Georgia Medical Center, moves to dismiss this appeal on the ground that Appellee’s counterclaim against Appellant, Mark Rice, remains pending. We agree that because the counterclaim remained pending, the September 25, 2015 order dismissing Appellant’s complaint for want of prosecution was not a final judgment within the meaning of OCGA §…