General Hospitals of Humana, Inc. v. Bentley

Sognier, Judge.

The executors of the Estate of Leland P. Fomby, Sr. instituted this medical malpractice action against General Hospitals of Humana, Inc. d/b/a Humana Hospital-Newnan for negligence and for the wrongful death of Fomby. It was alleged that Fomby committed suicide due to the pain he experienced as a result of complications from his fall in a bathtub while a patient at the hospital two years prior to his death. The trial court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment as to the wrongful death claim and as to the allegation of negligent failure to place non-slip adhesive…