COON v. MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

No. A15A0884.

780 S.E.2d 118 (2015)

335 Ga. App. 278

COON v. The MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Houser Pugh , Columbus, Archie Irwin Grubb II , for Appellant.

John E. Hall Jr. , W. Scott Henwood , Atlanta, Mark W. Wortham , Lauren King Dimitri , Columbus, Paul Douglas Ivey Jr. , for Appellee.


This case arises out of the mislabeling of the remains of a stillborn baby, resulting in the funeral and burial of the wrong child. The trial court initially denied summary judgment to the defendant hospital after concluding that under the choice-of-law rule of lex loci delicti, Alabama law would govern the emotional distress...

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