CLOUTHIER v. MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC (2021)

In Clouthier v. The Med. Center of Central Ga., Inc., 351 Ga. App. 883, 833 S.E.2d 584 (2019), we reversed the trial court's dismissal of Francis Clouthier's complaint against The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. The Supreme Court of Georgia subsequently vacated our decision and remanded the case for reconsideration in light of Bowden v. The Med. Center, Inc., 309 Ga. 188, 202 (II) (2) (b), 845 S.E.2d 555 (2020). See The Med. Center of Central Ga., Inc. v. Clouthier, Case No. S19C0326 (decided August 10, 2020) (unpublished).

The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc., has filed a consent motion requesting that we remand the instant case to the trial court because the parties have reached an agreement whereby their dispute will be resolved. According to the motion, Clouthier agrees to this disposition. Given this pending consent motion, the judgment of the trial court is reversed, and this case is remanded to the trial court for the parties to effectuate the agreement. See Petty v. Petty, 227 Ga. 521, 521-522 (1), 181 S.E.2d 859 (1971) (reversing the trial court's judgment and remanding for the parties’ “agreement [to] be filed in order to permit the agreed disposition of the case”); Barnett v. Moss, 98 Ga. App. 581, 106 S.E.2d 60 (1958) (reversing for the parties “to carry out [their] compromise agreement”); see also Charter HR, Inc. v. Perry, 320 Ga. App. 315, 739 S.E.2d 770 (2013) (reversing where the parties filed a consent motion to remand to allow them to seek the State Board of Workers’ Compensation's approval of a settlement agreement).

Judgment reversed and case remanded.

Miller, Presiding Judge.

Rickman, P.J., and Reese, J., concur.