Legal Opinion
Kenney v. Piedmont Hospital
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 1975No. 51274PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
This appeal in a medical professional negligence 1 action is from a judgment rendered upon a verdict for the four defendants, they being a hospital, a vascular surgeon, his employee-associate who was also a vascular surgeon, and an anesthesiologist. Plaintiffs were the patient, upon whom surgery was performed, and her husband, who sought damages for his wife’s personal injuries.
In October 1970, plaintiff wife arranged with Dr. J. Harold Harrison to perform upon her an operation known as a bilateral carotid arteriogram. He disclosed the significant risks involved including the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by54 opinions
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