Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Zilis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1984No. 66877PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellant Gwendolyn Sheffield brought this action against James J. Zilis, M. D. and appellee Memorial Hospital of Bainbridge, a corpo ration, stemming from an incident in 1979. Appellant sought recovery against Dr. Zilis for medical malpractice and against appellee hospital under the theory of independent corporate negligence as defined and applied in Joiner v. Mitchell County Hosp. Auth., 125 Ga. App. 1 (1) (186 SE2d 307, 51 ALR3d 976) (1971), affd. Mitchell County Hosp. Auth. v. Joiner, 229 Ga. 140 (189 SE2d 412) (1972). Appellant brings this appeal from the trial court’s grant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mitchell County Hospital Authority v. JoinerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Jenkins v. BOARD OF ZONING &C. CITY OF COLUMBUSCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Joiner v. Mitchell County Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Goodman v. St. Joseph's Infirmary, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Hayes v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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