Porquez v. Washington

Hines, Justice.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to examine questions raised by its decision to reverse the grants of summary judgment to defendant physicians Porquez, Clark, and Cross in this action for medical negligence. See Washington v. Ga. Baptist Med. Center, 223 Ga. App. 762 (478 SE2d 892) (1996). We consider (1) whether the Court of Appeals correctly interpreted Hewett v. Kalish, 264 Ga. 183 (442 SE2d 233) (1994), to allow the plaintiff to amend his expert’s affidavit; (2) if the interpretation was correct, whether the Court of Appeals erred when it determined that the…