Turpen v. Rabun County Board of Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Citizens of Rabun County sued the county and Rabun County Hospital Authority to enjoin the county’s purchase of a nonprofit hospital’s assets on several grounds, including that the county failed to comply with the Hospital Acquisition Act, OCGA § 31-7-400 et seq. The trial court found the law inapplicable. After the citizens appealed, the sale was finalized. The citizens enumerate only one error, that the court erred in holding that the transaction was not governed by the Act.
Enacted in 1997, the Georgia law prohibits an “acquiring entity” from purchasing or leasing a…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Collins v. Lombard Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Witty v. McNeal Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Thomas v. Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Brown v. SpannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- State v. TiraboschiSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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