Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Columbus, Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1986No. 43793PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Dorothy Bowen sued the government of Columbus, Georgia for the wrongful death of her mother. The State Court of Muscogee County dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim, relying on the ground that sovereign immunity is a bar. Whether this action by the court was correct is the issue on appeal.
The complaint alleged Bowen’s mother experienced symptoms indicating an impending heart attack on November 12, 1984. An ambulance service operated for profit by Columbus responded to an emergency call. The attendants, acting within the scope of their employment with Columbus,…
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