Georgia Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Georgia or Court of Appeals of Georgia where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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SCHERNEKAU v. MCNABB - 3/15/1996
This underlying personal injury action arose when Christopher Schernekau was shot in the head with an air rifle while on a camping trip. His parents brought suit on his and their behalf against Judy DiBauda, the adult who supervised...
HINTON v. INTERSTATE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY - 3/15/1996
Appellant Lynn Hinton, plaintiff in this personal injury case, seeks coverage by her uninsured motorist carrier, Interstate Guaranty Insurance Company, for damages arising out of her collision with a farm tractor being used to haul a...
NELSON v. JONES - 3/14/1996
In Case Nos. A95A2603 and A95A2604, Nelson, defendant below, and Travelers Indemnity Company of America (Travelers), plaintiff Jones' underinsured motorist (UM) carrier, respectively, appeal from the trial court's award of partial...
WELLS v. LANDMARK AM. CORP. - 3/14/1996
Geri Wells sued Landmark American Corporation ("Landmark") for the wrongful death of her 11-year-old son, Christopher, who drowned in floodwaters flowing from a creek located near Landmark's property. Accompanied by two friends,...
LEE v. SATILLA HEALTH SERVICES - 3/13/1996
In this medical malpractice action, Mrs. Azalee Lee sued Dr. Clyde Tanner and Satilla Health Services, Inc. ("the hospital") for Dr. Tanner's failure to diagnose she was suffering from a stroke when she arrived at the hospital's...
SHUMAN v. ENGINEERED FABRICS - 3/13/1996
Deborah Shuman, the claimant in this workers' compensation case, herniated a disc in her neck in July 1991. The injury occurred during the course of her employment as a sewer of parachutes for Engineered Fabrics, which accepted the...
BUNCH v. MATHIESON DRIVE APTS. - 3/12/1996
After a fire began near the gas oven in Starlyn Pettis's apartment, she died from smoke inhalation. Sandra Bunch, Pettis's mother, brought this action for the wrongful death of Pettis and to recover funeral expenses. She alleged that...
DANIEL v. CAUSEY - 3/12/1996
In this medical malpractice action which was voluntarily dismissed and renewed, defendants (an individual doctor and his professional association) appeal a jury verdict for plaintiffs which included an award of $500,000 in punitive...
ALLEN v. CALDWELL - 3/11/1996
Shirley and John Allen appeal the trial court's order granting defendant Alton Caldwell, D.O.'s, motion to dismiss their complaint in the underlying medical malpractice case. Caldwell's motion to dismiss was based on the Allens'...
EDWARDS v. SHUMATE - 3/11/1996
These appeals concern the estate of James Cornwell, who died on December 28, 1992. Mr. Cornwell's will left his property to the appellees, Charles and Joyce Schumate, who befriended James in the 1980s. The appellants are James's nieces...
CHRISTENSEN v. STATE - 3/11/1996
L. Chris Christensen was convicted by a jury of solicitation of sodomy, OCGA § 16-6-15(a), a misdemeanor, and he was sentenced to probation for a term of 12 months. He challenges the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-6-15(a), on grounds...
MYRICK v. STEPHANOS - 3/8/1996
Plaintiff Stephanos was severely injured when a tractor trailer driven by defendant Myrick, owned by defendant Falcon Transport, Inc., and insured by defendant Reinsurance Corporation of New York collided with Stephanos' car....
BAXTER v. COHEN - 3/8/1996
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiffs Susan and Timothy Baxter alleged that defendant David Cohen, Susan Baxter's doctor, failed to properly diagnose and treat her bacterial infection and pneumonia, which developed into...
NORTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL v. WILKINS - 3/8/1996
Defendants Georgia Department of Human Resources ("DHR") and Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital ("NGRH"), a psychiatric facility operated by DHR, appeal an order denying their motion for summary judgment against the Administrator of...
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL v. SWEENEY - 3/7/1996
William Sweeney and his wife filed the underlying medical malpractice action against Emory University Hospital ("Emory") and an unnamed resident who operated on Sweeney. In the malpractice affidavit required to accompany the Sweeneys'...
RC COLA v. VANN - 3/6/1996
Wanda Vann, individually and as an administratrix, filed suit against Jonathan Hogan and RC Cola Bottling Co., Inc. (RC) seeking to recover for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Edwin
Vann. In her complaint, Wanda...
STAPLES v. BHATTI - 2/29/1996
In May 1989, plaintiff M. Wylene Staples ("Staples") sought treatment from Dr. Sarwat A. Bhatti for an ailment unrelated to the present case. At that time Staples also requested a mammography examination, which was performed on June 1,...
DOLLY GRIFFIN & ASSOCIATES v. INT'L INDEMNITY CO. - 2/28/1996
This declaratory judgment action was filed by plaintiff International Indemnity Company in order to determine whether it owed any defense to defendant Dolly Griffin & Associates, Inc. ("Dolly Griffin"), in a certain personal injury...
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