McENTYRE v. SAM'S EAST, INC.

S21Q0909.

870 S.E.2d 385 (2022)

MCENTYRE v. SAM'S EAST, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: March 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph West Dent , Joseph W. Dent, P.C., PO Box 70549, Albany, Georgia 31708, Alfreda Lynette Sheppard , Watson Spence LLC, PO Box 2008, Albany, Georgia 31702-2008, for Appellant.

Ernest Linwood Beaton , Howard M. Lessinger , McLain & Merritt, PC, 3445 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30326-3240, John Holder Smith, Jr. , Young Thagard Hoffman Smith & Lawrence, P.O. Box 3007, Valdosta, Georgia 31604-2999, for Appellee.

Keith Robert Blackwell , Alston & Bird LLP, One Atlantic Center, 1201 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for Amicus Appellee.


This case involving personal injury claims arising from an automobile accident is before this Court on three certified questions from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The questions seek this Court's interpretation of OCGA § 40-6-248.1(b), which provides that "[n]o person shall operate or...

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