Legal Opinion
Handy v. DeKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 21, 2009No. A09A0066PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Irene M. Handy sued DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. (“DMC”) seeking damages for injuries she received when three alleged DMC employees attempted to take her wheelchair. The trial court directed a verdict for DMC on the grounds that Handy failed to prove agency. Handy assigns error to this ruling, arguing that in light of her testimony, the jury should have been allowed to consider whether she had been injured by DMC’s agents. We disagree and affirm.
“A directed verdict is authorized only when there is no conflict in the evidence as to any material issue and the evidence introduced,…
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