Legal Opinion

Hill v. Hospital Authority

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 9, 1976No. 51173PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clark, Judge.

This tort suit was filed in behalf of Linda S. Hill by her guardian ad litem against five défendants. They were the Hospital Authority of Clarke County, and four doctors, who are respectively an obstetrician, an internist, a surgeon and an anesthesiologist. The complaint alleged joint and concurring acts of negligence by the five defendants which resulted in the plaintiff sustaining brain damage causing her to be permanently incapacitated. After a trial over a period of six weeks and one day the jury returned a verdict for all defendants. A motion for a new trial and a motion to…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Hall v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. Maloy v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  4. Shea v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  5. Houston v. Lowes of Savannah, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Gaston v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
  2. Poynter v. RatcliffCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  3. Cherokee County Hospital Authority v. BeaverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Walls v. KimCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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