Legal Opinion
Hill-Everett v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1990No. A90A1541PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff brought this dental malpractice suit against Dr. J. Tyron Jones and Dr. Arva Lumpkin. She alleged Dr. Jones was negligent in failing to diagnose and treat her gum disease; that Dr. Lumpkin was negligent in cutting her cheek during the performance of a dental procedure known as subgingival scaling; and that Dr. Jones was liable for Dr. Lumpkin’s negligence pursuant to the doctrine of respondeat superior.
The complaint was accompanied by the “affidavits” of Dr. Louis Freedman and Dr. R. Terrell Weitman. A jurat was not affixed to either “affidavit.” Dr.…
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