Legal Opinion
Hospital Authority v. Jones
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 18, 1991No. 46956PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
In the previous appearance of this case, this court sustained a punitive damage award against the hospital authority. Hospital Auth. of Gwinnett County v. Jones, 259 Ga. 759 (386 SE2d 120) (1989). The United States Supreme Court vacated that judgment and remanded the case to us for reconsideration in light of Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Haslip, _ U. S. __ (111 SC 1032, 113 LE2d 1) (1991).
1. William Harold O’Kelley was severely burned in an automobile accident and was taken to Joan Glancy Hospital in Gwinnett County by ambulance, where he was stabilized. Shortly thereafter, in…
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