Annandale at Suwanee, Inc. v. Weatherly

Pope, Judge.

We granted this interlocutory appeal to consider whether the trial court properly applied the law of privilege relating to certain medical and clinical records in the possession of appellant Annandale at Suwanee, Inc. (Annandale). Appellee Weatherly (hereinafter “plaintiff”) sued Annandale on behalf of the estate of Sarah Charles Mitchell who died in a fire on the Annandale campus. Annandale is a boarding institution for mentally handicapped patients. The fire was allegedly set by another boarder, Harold Manown. Manown is an incompetent adult who is deaf and without speech.…