KENNESTONE HOSP., INC. v. LAMB

No. A07A1408.

653 S.E.2d 858 (2007)

KENNESTONE HOSPITAL, INC. v. LAMB, et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, Ashley D. Phillips, Joseph C. Sullivan, Atlanta, for appellant.

Powell Goldstein, L. Lin Wood Jr., Katherine V. Hernacki, Margaret M. Kane, Allen, McCain & O'Mahoney, Hunter S. Allen, Jr., Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Robert T. Strang, III, Wayne Grant, Kimberly W. Grant, Atlanta, for appellees.


BARNES, Chief Judge.

We granted the application of Kennestone Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, and Wellstar Health System, Inc. (Kennestone) for an interlocutory appeal contesting an order denying Kennestone's motion to transfer venue from Fulton County to Cobb County. Finding that the trial court abused its discretion in this case, we vacate and remand for further proceedings.

Georgia's forum non conveniens statute, OCGA § 9-10-31.1...

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