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Final Copy 286 Ga. 593 S09G0980. SUMMERLIN et al. v. GEORGIA PINES COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD.

Thompson, Justice. Appellant Marilyn Summerlin, in her capacity as the mother of 18-yearold George Summerlin and the administratrix of his estate, filed a wrongful death action against Georgia Pines Community Service Board (the board), for the wrongful death of her son. At the time of his death, George was a patient at Georgia Pines, a residential facility for the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness, mental retardation, and addiction. Summerlin alleges in her complaint that Carlos Hernandez and Charles Whiddon, health care workers working at Georgia Pines pursuant to the board's use of an outside staffing company, negligently cared for her son and that their negligence caused his death. Summerlin also asserts that Hernandez and Whiddon were employees of the board, thus rendering the board liable for their negligent acts and omissions. After filing its answer, the board moved to dismiss the complaint based on sovereign immunity, claiming that under the Georgia Tort Claims Act, OCGA



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