Shaw v. Dogwood Village of Orange County

By Judge Paul M. Peatross, Jr.

This matter comes before the Court on the Special Plea of Sovereign Immunity by Defendant Victoria Mawyer. Evidence was taken and argument made on July 25,2013, and the Court took the Special Plea under advisement to consult the legal authorities cited.

In the Request for Admissions received as Defendant’s No. 4, Plaintiff Deborah Shaw admitted that Dogwood Village was a non-profit nursing facility owned by Orange County, was overseen by the Health Center Commission of Orange County, and that the Health Commission was appointed by the Orange County Board of…