Legal Opinion
Georgia Pines Community Service Board v. Summerlin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 29, 2007No. S06G1461PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
Marilyn Summerlin filed a wrongful death action against the Georgia Pines Community Service Board in the Thomas County Superior Court under the Georgia Tort Claims Act.1 According to Ms. Summerlin, her eighteen-year-old son died unexpectedly at Georgia Pines, a residential facility for the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness, mental retardation, and addiction operated by the Board.2 The Board moved for summary judgment on the ground that service of process was defective because the summons and complaint were not handed directly to Robert Henry Jones,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Henderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Georgia Power Co. v. O'BryantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Camp v. Coweta CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Edwards v. Department of Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- RUSSELL v. MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- Georgia Pines Community Service Board v. SummerlinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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