Stokes v. Candler Hospital, Inc.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Connie Stokes brought this tort action on behalf of her deceased four-year-old son, Justin D. Stokes, alleging that defendant Candler Hospital, Inc. (“the hospital”) and its agents negligently failed to diagnose that the boy required emergency surgery. As a separate count to the complaint, plaintiff alleged that the hospital breached an independent duty of care for which it was “strictly liable” under the provisions of 42 USC § 1395dd, in that “Justin Stokes’ condition was not appropriately screened and [he] was not medically stable at the time of his…