Legal Opinion

Howard v. Atlanta Cardio Pulmonary Ass'n

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1984No. 68530PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

In this medical malpractice case, the defendant doctor produced his own affidavit as expert describing the plaintiff’s condition and treatment, and further stating that in all of the care and treatment rendered by himself to the plaintiff, his care and treatment were standard procedures utilized by the medical profession generally under similar conditions and like surrounding circumstances.

The plaintiff produced a doctor’s expert affidavit detailing his own subsequent treatment of the plaintiff, but the doctor’s affidavit does not aver that the defendant doctor failed to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Howard v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Payne v. GoldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Dobbs v. Cobb E.N.T. Associates, P.C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Franklin v. ElmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Howard v. Atlanta Cardio Pulmonary Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Franklin v. ElmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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