Legal Opinion
Speed v. Muhanna
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 22, 2005No. A05A1042PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
In this medical malpractice action, Henry Speed appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Dr. Shajih Muhanna, arguing that his attorney had no authority to release his medical malpractice claim against Muhanna, and that a letter to Muhanna from Speed’s attorney did not constitute a release of that claim. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
The standards applicable to motions for summary judgment are announced in Lau’s Corp. v. Haskins. When ruling on a motion for summary judgment, the opposing party should be given the benefit of all reasonable…
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