Legal Opinion
Fountain v. Cobb General Hospital
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1983No. 66348PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Henrietta Fountain and her husband, Danny Fountain, brought a medical malpractice action against Cobb General Hospital and Dr. Arturo Collantes, alleging that the negligent failure to discover and remove an epidural catheter from the spinal column of Henrietta Fountain while she was hospitalized for childbirth was the proximate cause of subsequent surgery requiring the removal of a disc in her spinal column.
Motions for summary judgment were filed by the doctor and the hospital. Dr. Collantes filed an affidavit in support of the motions claiming that he exercised the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shea v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Kenney v. Piedmont HospitalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Avret v. McCormickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Smith v. Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Wilson v. KornegayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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