Legal Opinion
Barham v. Levy
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 23, 1997No. A97A1622, A97A1623PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Dorothy Barham, an incapacitated adult, by her legal guardian and next friend, Christine Harris, appeals the judgment, based on a jury verdict in favor of Robert M. Levy, M.D., in Barham’s action against Dr. Levy for medical malpractice. Barham’s complaint alleged that Dr. Levy’s negligence caused her to have a stroke and become incapacitated.
After Barham collapsed, she was taken to the hospital where the neurologist on call performed a cerebral arteriogram. This procedure was only partially successful, and the neurologist directed Dr. Levy to conduct a second…
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