Hughley v. Frazier
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Presiding Judge.
Austin Hughley brought this medical malpractice action against Dr. Mary Frazier and Dr. Raymond Rubin alleging that as a result of their misdiagnosis of his medical condition, surgery was required which rendered him permanently incontinent. Both defendants moved for summary judgment on the ground that the two-year statute of limitation had run on Hughley’s claims. The trial court granted Dr. Rubin’s motion but denied that of Dr. Frazier, concluding that under the “continuous treatment” doctrine discussed in Williams v. Young, 247 Ga. App. 337 (543 SE2d 737) (2000),…
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