Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Reid
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 1, 1988No. 75518PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Appellant brought an action against two surgeons for medical negligence or malpractice (OCGA § 51-1-27), battery (OCGA § 51-1-14), and fraud in obtaining her consent to surgery. She was referred to the surgeons for a thyroidectomy by her endocrinologist after medication failed to adequately resolve her Graves’ disease. Complications followed the thyroidectomy, and plaintiff claimed that she was injured and damaged by negative effect on her voice and breathing, loss of work and wages, the necessity of extensive further treatment, pain, suffering, and permanent injury.
She signed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hammond v. PaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. RowlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Ivey Construction Company v. Transamerica Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
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