Johnson v. Hospital Corporation of America

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Johnson appeals from an order of the trial court dismissing his prior appeal to this court due to an unreasonable and inexcusable delay in filing the transcript. See generally OCGA § 5-6-48 (c).

On May 25, 1988, the appellant filed a medical malpractice action against the appellees herein, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Fairview Park Hospital and Henry George Stelling, M.D. The complaint, which was filed within 10 days of the expiration of the statute of limitation, was not accompanied by the supporting expert affidavit required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (Ga. L. 1987,…