Knight v. Lowery

Eberhardt, Judge.

Although the affidavit in opposition to the motion for summary judgment and the issues argued in this court call into question the soundness of our decisions in Edmondson v. Hancock, 40 Ga. App. 587 (151 SE 114) (insofar as it stands for the proposition that a release given only to the original tortfeasor effects, by operation of law, the release of a physician negligently aggravating the injuries) and in cases such as Caplan v. Caplan, 62 Ga. App. 577 (9 SE2d 96), Gorman v. Griffin, 70 Ga. App. 585 (28 SE2d 897), City of Buford v. Hosch, 104 Ga. App. 615 (122 SE2d 287) and…