Lane v. Tift County Hospital Authority

Eldridge, Judge.

On July 22, 1992, William Frank Lane, now deceased, told his wife that he had fallen at home and showed confusion. Late that evening Lane was admitted to Tift General Hospital for diagnostic purposes. Upon admission, Lane had mild pain and was x-rayed in the early morning of July 23, 1992; such initial x-rays showed no fracture. Prior to the x-ray examination, Lane had movement in his extremities without limitation, could speak with a normal voice, could sit up in bed, and appeared neurologically intact. After the return from the second x-ray session in the afternoon of July…