MacOn-bibb County Hospital Authority v. Ross

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellee, Annie Mae Ross, commenced this action against the appellant, the Medical Center of Central Georgia, seeking recovery for alleged negligence in its administration of a drug during her hospitalization. The jury returned a verdict of $27,000 for the appellee, and this appeal followed.

While at work on April 8, 1981, the appellee became ill, and her employer took her to the emergency room of the appellant. She arrived at the emergency room at approximately 2:40 p.m., at which time she was having difficulty breathing and had a bluish discoloration of her skin due…