Legal Opinion
Thomas v. DeKalb County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 27, 1997No. A97A0370PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Minnie Pearl Thomas died after being transported to Grady Memorial Hospital by DeKalb County paramedics Cynthia Studdard and Jeffery Bowman. The executors of Thomas’ estate and her surviving spouse and children sued DeKalb County, Studdard, and Bowman for medical negligence, gross negligence, nuisance, deprivation of rights under 42 USC § 1983, wrongful death and loss of consortium. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and the plaintiffs appealed. For reasons which follow, we affirm.
“To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving…
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