Legal Opinion

Ajayi v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 28, 2001No. A00A2471PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Presiding Judge.

This appeal involves the application of OCGA § 9-3-97.1, which provides for tolling the statute of limitation if medical records properly sought in preparation for a possible medical malpractice action are not furnished in a timely manner. Dr. Rex O. Ajayi appeals from the trial court’s order tolling the statute of limitation under OCGA § 9-3-97.1, thereby enlarging the time period for Herman Williams to bring a malpractice action against him. In his sole enumeration of error, Ajayi contends the trial court erred both in finding that Williams strictly complied with the…

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