Legal Opinion
Reid v. Brazil
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1989No. A89A1355PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Odis Brazil underwent what he contends was an unnecessary surgical hernia repair on September 25, 1985. On September 14, 1987, he and his wife commenced a medical malpractice action against the appellants, Dr. William Reid and The Georgia Surgery Clinic. In the complaint, the Brazils indicated that an expert’s affidavit would be filed within 45 days. The expert affidavit was actually filed on October 30, 1987, the 46th day after filing of the complaint. The appellants moved to dismiss the complaint on the basis of the late filing, but before that motion could be ruled…
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