Gober v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF GWINNETT COUNTY

Banke, Presiding Judge.

These appeals arise from the same litigation which gave rise to Gober v. Nisbet, 186 Ga. App. 264 (367 SE2d 68) (1988) (cert. denied). The appellee herein was named as a co-defendant in the two actions below, based on allegations of negligence which were identical to those made against the other defendants named therein. In Gober v. Nisbet, supra, we held that the suits could not be considered valid renewal actions pursuant to OCGA §§ 9-2-61 (a) and 9-11-41 (d), with the result that the trial court should have granted summary judgment to the defendants involved in that…