Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Waters
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1986No. 43608PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to examine the holding of the Court of Appeals that the defendant in this medical malpractice case had failed to establish as a matter of law that he was entitled to judgment on the issue of the statute of limitations. Lynch v. Waters, 179 Ga. App. 222 (345 SE2d 867) (1986).
The malpractice action was filed on July 10, 1984, and the statute of limitations would bar the claims for negligence occurring prior to July 10, 1982, unless the statute is tolled by fraud on the part of the physician or some other cause. The defendant physician…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burnette Ford, Inc. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Sutlive v. HackneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Edmonds v. BatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Johnson v. GamwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Nichols v. Georgia Television Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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