Legal Opinion
Kappers v. DeKalb County Board of Health
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 25, 1994No. A94A1876PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
The DeKalb County Board of Health (“the Board”) filed a petition pursuant to OCGA § 31-14-2 for the isolation and involuntary outpatient treatment of John Kappers (defendant), alleging defendant has contagious tuberculosis but refuses to comply with a treatment plan promulgated by the Board. After a hearing, the trial court determined that defendant “is conducting himself so as to expose other persons to danger of infection of tuberculosis, after having been directed by the Board to comply with treatment . . .” and that his “actions constitute a danger to himself and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Young v. Climatrol Southeast Distributing Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Chastain v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Tuells v. TorrasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Abernathy v. DorseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- McWhorter v. GreeneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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