Gadd v. WILSON & COMPANY, ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS

Bell, Justice.

In this case appellee moved to dismiss appellant’s complaint on the ground that appellant had not complied with OCGA § 9-11-9.1. We reverse the trial court’s grant of the motion.

Subsection (a) of § 9-11-9.1 provides that

[i]n any action for damages alleging professional malpractice, the plaintiff shall be required to file with the complaint an affidavit of an expert competent to testify, which affidavit shall set forth specifically at least one negligent act or omission claimed to exist and the factual basis for each such claim.

The basis for appellee’s motion was that the initial…