Legal Opinion
Clark v. Prison Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 9, 2002No. A02A1014, A02A1015PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Sharon Ann Clark’s 17-year-old son, Ronald Smith, committed suicide while detained in the Chatham County jail. Clark filed this wrongful death suit against Chatham County, the sheriff, six jail employees, and the jail’s medical care provider. The trial court entered two orders, one granting a motion to dismiss the medical care provider, Prison Health Services, Inc. (“PHS”), and one granting in part the remaining defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and these appeals followed.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Cameron v. LangSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Lincoln County v. EdmondCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Northside Hospital, Inc. v. RuotanenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Carter v. GlennCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Everett v. GoodloeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Smith v. Chatham CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Middlebrooks v. Bibb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Ghodrati v. StearnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Boyd v. NicholsDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2009
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