Legal Opinion
Doctors Hospital Surgery Center, L.P. v. Webb
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 23, 2010No. A10A1317PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Judge.
Doctors Hospital Surgery Center, L.E, d/b/a Evans Surgery Center (the “Hospital”) appeals from the certification of a class action filed by Charlie and Dora Webb. The Hospital contends that the trial court abused its discretion by certifying the class action because the claims brought by the Webbs do not satisfy the statutory prerequisites authorizing them to sue as representative parties. For the reasons that follow, we agree and reverse the trial court’s certification order.
The Webbs’ complaint alleged that in January 2009, Charlie Webb had a colonoscopy performed with an…
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