Legal Opinion
Pryor v. CCEC, INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 18, 2002No. A02A1268PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
A private school dismissed a student for misbehavior. The student and her mother sued the school, claiming a violation of the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act (FBPA), and asserted a claim for negligent infliction of mental distress. We uphold the grant of summary judgment to the school on the grounds that the FBPA does not apply to this private transaction and that the mental distress claim cannot lie because of the lack of physical impact to the student or the mother.
Summary judgment is only proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to…
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- Lynas v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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