Legal Opinion
Roberson v. Gnann
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 4, 1998No. A98A1981PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
Julia Mae Shiggs became permanently incapacitated in August 1994, following a caesarean section performed by Dr. Speir N. Ramsey at Memorial Medical Center. After the surgery, Shiggs lapsed into a coma and died in December 1996. Before Shiggs’ death, her court-appointed guardian filed a medical malpractice suit against Ramsey, the Medical Center and others. Attorneys David Roberson and John Woodall represented Mydell in the medical malpractice suit.
Subsequently, a suit was initiated by J. Hamrick Gnann, Jr., as administrator of Shiggs’ estate, against Roberson,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hamm v. WillisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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