COON v. MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

S16G0695.

797 S.E.2d 828 (2017)

COON v. The MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: March 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archie Irwin Grubb, II , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., 218 Commerce Street, P.O. Box 4160, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-4160, F. Houser Pugh , P.O. Box 2807, Columbus, Georgia 31902-2807, for Appellant.

W. Scott Henwood , Hall Booth Smith, P.C., 191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Paul Douglas Ivey, Jr. , Hall Booth Smith, P.C., PO Box 2707, 233 12th Street, Suite 500, Columbus, Georgia 31901, Mark W. Wortham , Hall Booth Smith, P.C., 1037 Front Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31902, Lauren King Dimitri , Hall Booth Smith, P.C., 233 12th Street, Suite 500, P.O. Box 2707, Columbus, Georgia 31902, for Appellee.

Robert Alan Luskin , Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson, LLP, 2100 Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30326-1084, James Theodore Hankins, III , Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 2100, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, for Amiens Appellee.


Amanda Rae Coon lives in Alabama but received treatment from a hospital owned by The Medical Center, Inc. in Georgia. After the hospital mishandled the remains of her stillborn baby, Coon filed this lawsuit. Among other claims, she sought to recover damages for the negligent infliction of emotional distress. The trial court ultimately...

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