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BOWEN v. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

43793.

256 Ga. 462 (1986)

349 S.E.2d 740

BOWEN v. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter G. Williams, for appellant.

Eugene H. Polleys, Jr., for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

Dorothy Bowen sued the government of Columbus, Georgia for the wrongful death of her mother. The State Court of Muscogee County dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim, relying on the ground that sovereign immunity is a bar. Whether this action by the court was correct is the issue on appeal.

The complaint alleged Bowen's mother experienced symptoms indicating an impending heart attack on November 12, 1984. An ambulance service...

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