Heath v. Emory University Hospital

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• affirming jury verdict for plaintiff who had shown that she had not been a \voluntary patient\ such that defendants could be liable for false imprisonment
• defendants had burden of proving affirmative defense of statutory immunity for good faith compliance with procedures for holding a patient in a mental health facility after the patient has requested discharge

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