Legal Opinion
St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc. v. Mattair
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 7, 1977No. 32348PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
We granted the application for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Mattair v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Inc., 141 Ga. App. 597 (234 SE2d 537) (1977).
Respondent sued the hospital for damages which arose out of an alleged injury in 1972. A suit was filed in 1975. The amended petition alleged a claim in tort and for breach of contract. The trial court sustained the defendant’s motion to dismiss based upon the two-year statute of limitation for tort. The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment.
1. Code Ann. § 3-1102 (effective July 1, 1976) provides a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mattair v. St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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