Legal Opinion
Radcliffe v. Maddox
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1932No. 21819PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
“A person professing to practice surgery or the administering of medicine for a compensation must bring to the exercise of his profession a reasonable degree of care and skill. Any injury resulting from a want of such care and skill will be a tort for which a recovery may be had.” Civil Code (1910), § 4427. The standard of care and skill fixed by the statute, when applied to the facts and circumstances of any particular case, must be taken and considered to be such a degree of care and skill as, under similar conditions and like surrounding circumstances,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Akridge v. NobleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Fincher v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Gillespie v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by39 opinions
- McCarty v. National Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. PinyanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Silvertooth v. ShallenbergerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Fidelity National Bank v. KnellerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Ideal Mutual Insurance Co. v. RayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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