Legal Opinion
Tekin v. Whiddon
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1998No. A98A0325PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Edward Whiddon was paralyzed from the waist down during a hernia surgery at Henry General Hospital. He and his wife Carole Whiddon brought a medical malpractice and loss of consortium lawsuit in Fulton County against Metropolitan Anesthesiology Associates, Dr. Mahir Tekin and nurse anesthetist Charles Luker. Metropolitan, Tekin and Luker are insured by St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company under two policies referred to as the “D policy” and the “E policy.” The D policy covers Metropolitan up to $1 million and Tekin up to an additional $1 million. The E policy covers…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Herring v. DunningCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Corp. v. McCollumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- LeCroy v. MasseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Southern Medical Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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