Whisanant v. Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.

Judge Arnold Shulman.

The appellants, Lois Whisanant and her husband, Harold Whisanant, sued the appellee, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, as a result of Lois Whisanant’s injury during a recreational therapy session while a patient at the appellee’s facility. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the appellee. The appellants have appealed to this Court, contending that the trial court erred in charging the jury on the defense of legal accident.

Lois Whisanant was a patient in the appellee’s drug rehabilitation unit following her adverse reaction to a prescription drug. While there, the…