Legal Opinion

Mays v. Kroger Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 1, 2010No. A10A2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

This appeal had its origins in the incorrect filling of a prescription by a Kroger pharmacist, allegedly resulting in Carrie Lee Mays’s suffering of seizures, and a hospital’s administration of intravenous medication to Mays’s hand, allegedly resulting in Mays’s further injury and death. After the hospital defendants settled for $120,000, a jury awarded Mays’s estate $150,000 for pain and suffering and $6,561.90 for medical expenses. In The Kroger Company v. Mays, 292 Ga. App. 399 (664 SE2d 812) (2008), we held that the Kroger defendants and the hospital defendants…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Powers v. WrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  2. Brown v. Southern Aggregates Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Sanders v. GravesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Georgia Pipe Co. v. LawlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Kroger Co. v. MaysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. BIBBS v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Bibbs v. Toyota Motor Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Adell Forbes v. James AuldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  4. Jenna Hattaway, as Surviving Spouse of Desmond Layne Hattaway, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Desmond Layne Hattaway, Deceased v. Georgia Department of Corrections, et al.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 2026

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