Legal Opinion
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES OF GEORGIA, INC. v. NORTON
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 6, 2017No. S16G1143
1Opinion of the Court
300 Ga. 736
FINAL COPY S16G1143. UNITED HEALTH SERVICES OF GEORGIA, INC. et al. v. NORTON et al. MELTON, Presiding Justice. Bernard Norton, by and through Kim Norton, brought a wrongful death action against a number of defendants1 who were affiliated with a nursing home in which his wife, Lola Norton, died. Bernard claimed that negligent treatment caused Lola’s death. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint or, alternatively, to stay the proceedings and compel arbitration of all claims in accordance with an agreement entered into by Lola at the time she was admitted to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. CassinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Currid v. DeKalb State Court Probation DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Lankford v. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Spradlin v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- United Health Services of Georgia, Inc. v. NortonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
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