Legal Opinion
Shessel v. Stroup
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 31, 1984No. 40708PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Brenda Stroup and her husband, Ronald Stroup, brought a malpractice action against Herbert L. Shessel, a medical doctor. They alleged he negligently performed a sterilization procedure on Brenda Stroup with the result she later became pregnant and gave birth to a child. Dr. Shessel contended the action was barred by the limitation period in OCGA § 9-3-71. The trial court, relying on our recent opinion in Clark v. Singer, 250 Ga. 470 (298 SE2d 484) (1983), held the statute unconstitutional as applied to the facts of this case. We affirm.
The issue to be decided is whether OCGA…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Allrid v. Emory UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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- Jankowski v. Taylor, Bishop & LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Clark v. SingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by63 opinions
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