Floyd v. Piedmont Hospital, Inc.

Smith, Judge.

Appellants Doris P. Floyd and Daniel E. Floyd brought, voluntarily dismissed, and then renewed this action against appellee Piedmont Hospital, Inc. (“Piedmont”) and Dr. Michael Goodman for medical negligence and loss of consortium. In the original action, Piedmont timely challenged the sufficiency of service in its answer. Piedmont filed a motion for summary judgment in the renewed action, asserting that the complaint against it was barred under the applicable two-year statute of limitation for medical malpractice actions. OCGA §§ 9-3-34; 9-3-71. See Perry v. Atlanta Hosp. &c.…