Legal Opinion
Porter v. WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 14, 2009No. A09A0206PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Judge.
Gary S. Porter, individually and as executor for Mary E- Porter, deceased, brought suit against WellStar Health System, Inc., d/b/a WellStar Paulding Nursing Center and Carol O’Connell, Administrator, (collectively “WellStar”) in connection with the death of his mother, Mary F. Porter. Porter appeals after the trial court dismissed his action with prejudice for failure to prosecute and for wilfully violating court orders. We reverse, for reasons that follow.
Porter originally filed this action on November 24, 2005, and on April 27, 2006, the trial court entered a scheduling order…
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