Young v. Williams

Benham, Justice.

On October 28,1998, appellee Margaret Williams filed a medical malpractice action against appellants Dr. Devell R. Young and his professional corporation, alleging Dr. Young had failed to diagnose dislocated bones in her left foot. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants/appellants on the ground that the two-year statute of limitation applicable to medical malpractice actions barred the action. OCGA § 9-3-71 (a). On appeal, the Court of Appeals adopted the “continuous treatment doctrine” in medical malpractice actions based on misdiagnosis and reversed the…