Legal Opinion
Dent v. Memorial Hospital of Adel, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1997No. A97A0289PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
The Dents as parents, and the father as the estate administrator, sued Memorial Hospital of Adel, Inc. (“hospital”) and others for the wrongful death of their 15-month-old son.
At about 10:30 p.m. on November 21, 1987, Mark Alan Dent stopped breathing. His parents successfully administered CPR at home and rushed Mark to the hospital’s emergency room. Dr. Howard McMahan concluded that Mark had suffered an apneic event, decided that Mark should be admitted to the hospital for observation and ordered his placement on a pediatric apnea monitor. The monitor was to be set so an alarm…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Foskey v. FoskeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Hodges v. Effingham County Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Georgia Kraft Co. v. Laborers' International Union of North America, Local Union 246Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Riceman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Dent v. Memorial Hospital of AdelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Dent v. Memorial Hospital of Adel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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