Legal Opinion
Scott v. Martin
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 7, 2006No. A06A0135PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
Appellee John Chris Martin filed this medical malpractice action against appellants James W. Scott, M.D. and Georgia Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Clinic, RC. (the “Georgia Clinic”) without attaching an expert affidavit to his complaint. Relying upon the former version of OCGA§ 9-11-9.1 (b), Martin moved for an extension of time to file an expert affidavit. The trial court granted the motion to extend, appellants obtained a certificate of immediate review, and we granted the application for interlocutory appeal. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse.
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