Taratus v. Smith

Nichols, Chief Justice.

Certiorari was granted to review Division 2 of the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Smith v. Taratus, 151 Ga. App. 28 (258 SE2d 722) (1979). The facts insofar as necessary for a decision by this court are set forth in the opinion of the Court of Appeals.

The trial court properly directed a verdict for the defendant orthodontist at the close of the plaintiffs evidence if the plaintiffs evidence, together with all reasonable deductions therefrom, when construed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff as respondent to the defendant’s motion for directed verdict,…