Moore v. Louis Smith Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff is an elderly resident of defendant nursing home. Plaintiff was injured on May 22, 1991, when her foot became caught in a bed rail while a nursing assistant employed by defendant was helping plaintiff get into bed. Plaintiff filed suit against defendant on May 27, 1993, seeking damages for the injuries she suffered in 1991. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that plaintiff’s action was barred by the two-year statute of limitation applicable to actions for medical malpractice. OCGA § 9-3-71. The trial court granted defendant’s motion, and…