Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Vanstrom
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 28, 1992No. A92A1333PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Betty Edwards appeals the dismissal of her action for failure to comply with OCGA § 9-11-9.1. The record shows that on May 30, 1991, Edwards filed a complaint against two dentists, Dr. Peter V. Vanstrom and Dr. Suhayl Rafeedie, alleging professional negligence in June 1989, which she contends caused the wrongful death of her husband, Warren T. Edwards. Although she did not attach to her complaint the affidavit required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1, within the time ail-lowed by OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (b), she amended her complaint on July 9, 1991, to attach an affidavit from a dental…
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