Southwire Company v. Benefield
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
Benefield sued his employer (Southwire Company) and Downey (a physician in Southwire’s employ), alleging that they had conspired to commit fraud, deceit, and medical malpractice by intentionally withholding from him the knowledge that he had been exposed to lead poisoning in the work place. Benefield contends that he was prevented from obtaining proper medical treatment as a result of this misconduct on the part of the defendants and that the effects of the lead poisoning were thereby aggravated. The trial court denied Southwire’s motion for summary judgment, concluding…
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- Downey v. BexleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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