Legal Opinion
Wellstar Health System, Inc. v. Painter
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 29, 2007No. A07A1358PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Pursuant to a granted interlocutory appeal, Wellstar Health System, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Kennestone Hospital (“Wellstar”) appeals from the order of the State Court of Cobb County denying its motion for summary judgment. Because the unrebutted evidence showed that Michael Painter’s claims sounded in professional negligence rather than ordinary negligence, and Painter failed to file contemporaneously with his complaint the expert affidavit required by OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (a), the trial court erred in denying Wellstar’s motion. Therefore, we reverse.
On February 3, 2006, Painter filed…
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