Legal Opinion
Dent v. Memorial Hospital of Adel, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 28, 1991No. A91A0628PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
The parents of Mark Alan Dent, and the father as administrator of his estate, instituted this medical malpractice action against Memorial Hospital of Adel and others for the wrongful death of their 15-month-old son. They appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the hospital.
On motion for summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the evidence is viewed in favor of the non-moving plaintiffs. Drake v. Leader Nat. Ins. Co., 153 Ga. App. 314, 316 (1) (265 SE2d 114) (1980), and cits. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on November 21, 1987, Mark Alan Dent stopped breathing.…
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- Eberhart v. Morris Brown CollegeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Payne v. GoldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Loving v. NashCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Dent v. Memorial Hospital of AdelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Dent v. Memorial Hospital of Adel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Sanders v. RamoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Dent v. Memorial Hospital of AdelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Dent v. Memorial Hospital of Adel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997