Connell v. Lane

Beasley, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Connell appeal from the grant of summary judgment to defendant Lane in their suit for medical negligence and loss of consortium. The trial court concluded that the action was barred by the applicable statute of limitation, OCGA § 9-3-71, and that plaintiffs’ expert affidavits were insufficient under Bushey v. Atlanta Emergency Group, 179 Ga. App. 827 (348 SE2d 98) (1986).

Since we hold that the affidavits were legally lacking, we reach only that question, as it is dispositive.

Plaintiffs alleged that Dr. Lane, a urologist, was negligent in his treatment of Mrs.…