Kenneth Jones v. M. J. Allen

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: April 29, 2014
• Docket: A11A1363
• Status: Published

Opinion

THIRD DIVISION ELLINGTON, P. J., DOYLE, P.J. and MILLER J.

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April 29, 2014

In the Court of Appeals of Georgia A11A1363. JONES et al. v. ALLEN et al.

MILLER, Judge.

In Division 1 of this Court’s opinion in Jones v. Allen, 312 Ga. App. 762 (720

SE2d 1) (2011), this Court reversed the grant of summary judgment to Dr. Prem

Singh Shekhawat and Dr. Wayne Mathews on the basis that they were not entitled to

official immunity. In Division 2 of Jones, supra, this Court affirmed the grant of Dr.

M. J. Allen’s motion to dismiss on the ground that she was entitled to official

immunity.

In Shekhawat v. Jones, 293 Ga. 468 (746 SE2d 89) (2013), the Supreme Court

of Georgia held that Shekhawat and Mathews were entitled to official immunity, and

accordingly reversed our judgment. Consequently, we vacate Division 1 of our

opinion in Jones, supra, and in its place adopt as our own the Supreme Court’s opinion in Shekhawat, supra. Since the Supreme Court did not address or consider

Division 2 of our earlier opinion, and that portion of our earlier opinion is consistent

with the Supreme Court’s opinion, that Division “become[s] binding upon the return

of the remittitur.” Shadix v. Carroll County, 274 Ga. 560, 563 (1) (554 SE2d 465)

(2001). Accordingly, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to

Shekhawat and Mathews or in granting Allen’s motion to dismiss, and we affirm that

judgment.

Judgment affirmed. Ellington, P. J., and Doyle, P.J., concur.