Pruette v. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Bernes, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action alleging medical negligence brought by the plaintiff for the death of her mother, who allegedly died as the result of receiving an overdose of morphine ordered by Dr. Thomas Ungarino and administered by a nurse employed by Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Dr. Ungarino and Phoebe Putney moved for summary judgment on the ground that the uncontroverted evidence showed the morphine did not proximately cause the mother’s death. The trial court denied summary judgment to Dr. Un-garino but granted it to Phoebe Putney. In so ruling, the trial court…