Legal Opinion
South Fulton Medical Center, Inc. v. Poe
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 1996No. A96A1181PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Ernest and Jacqueline Poe, parents of the deceased infant Ernest Poe, Jr., brought this medical malpractice action against South Fulton Medical Center and Dr. M. O. Tomeh for their son’s death. The matter was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of Tomeh, and against South Fulton for 1.85 million dollars. South Fulton appeals and, for the following reasons, we affirm.
Evidence at trial was that Ernest Poe, Jr. was born at South Fulton on April 29, 1991. The infant was kept at the hospital until May 6, 1991, where he was treated in the intensive care unit by…
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