Legal Opinion · Dissent

Sunlink Health Systems, Inc. v. Pettigrew

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 5, 2007No. A07A0817Published

1DissentBarnes, Chief Judge

Because the evidence could be construed in the plaintiff - respondent’s favor, and must be according to our law, I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. Pettigrew’s testimony regarding the location of her fall is not a model of clarity, as much of it is given while she and the lawyers examine and mark color photographs with colored pens. It is often difficult, if not impossible, to follow written *343testimony that describes spatial relationships by pointing to a photograph, as was done in this case.3

Pettigrew had worked at Adel Memorial Hospital for 12 years, but left the job in 1995,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Emory University v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Flournoy v. Hosp. Auth. of Houston CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Edwards v. Ingles Market, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. McDonald's Restaurants of Georgia, Inc. v. BanksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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