Legal Opinion
Richmond County Hospital Authority v. Haynes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 4, 1970No. 44637PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
The defendant enumerates as error the charge of the court on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur contending that it did not apply in this case. Proper objection was made by the defendant after the charge and before verdict. Both the plaintiff and the defendant argue at length over whether this is a malpractice suit. In our opinion this is fallacious argument over terminology. In the strict technical sense perhaps a corporation cannot be considered “a person professing to practice surgery or the administering of medicine.” Code § 84-924. However, it is common knowledge that hospitals…
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- Hayes v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. DannemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
- MacOn Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. ChanceySupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Traders & General Insurance Company v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Wisdom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Hill v. Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Fender v. Colonial Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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