Legal Opinion
Hyles v. Cockrill
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1983No. 66299PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
The facts relevant to this medical malpractice case are as follows: Mrs. Martin was admitted to the hospital for an illness unrelated to the instant controversy. A routine chest x-ray of Mrs. Martin revealed an enlargement of a mediastinal node in the region of the azygos vein. The mass was approximately three and one-half centimeters in diameter. The radiologist recommended that Mrs. Martin “have tomograms as well as supine and upright chest films to see if there was a change in the characteristics of this lesion on x-ray.” The fact that changes in the characteristics of the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Shea v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Hayes v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Kenney v. Piedmont HospitalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Stephen W. Brown Radiology Associates v. GowersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Vergara Ex Rel. Vergara v. DoanIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
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- Preferred Risk Insurance v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Williams v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Ketchup v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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