Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Georgia Department of Human Resources
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 2004No. S04G0817PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
Appellant Parthenia Johnson is the mother of a 15-year-old child who died due to accidental electrocution in 1995 while living at Broken Shackle Ranch pursuant to a placement agreement with the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), in whose custody the Juvenile Court of Douglas County had placed the child. In her capacity as the mother of the deceased child and as the administratrix of his estate, Ms. J ohnson filed a lawsuit seeking damages for wrongful death and pain and suffering against DHR, DJJ, and Broken Shackle. A…
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