Legal Opinion
Oliver v. Sutton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2000No. A00A1547PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Stanley Oliver instituted a medical malpractice action against J. Carl Sutton, Jr., M.D., alleging that Dr. Sutton failed to properly diagnose and treat a condition of subtalar osteoarthritis in his left ankle. Dr. Sutton sought and obtained summary judgment on the sole basis that Oliver’s claims were time-barred. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
After Oliver broke his left ankle during a softball game, he obtained treatment from Dr. Sutton, an orthopedic physician. During the surgery of September 19, 1994, Dr. Sutton inserted a screw to stabilize Oliver’s ankle.…
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