Legal Opinion
Hart v. Eldridge
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1983No. 39116PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
1. Certiorari was granted to determine whether or not Mrs. Hart’s wrongful death claim is barred by OCGA § 9-3-71 (Code Ann. § 3-1102). This question was answered in the affirmative in Division
of the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Hart v. Eldridge, 163 Ga. App. 295, 298 (2) (293 SE2d 550) (1982).
Consistent with our recent decision of Clark v. Singer, 250 Ga. 470 (298 SE2d 484) (1983), the certiorari question must be answered in the negative, in that the statute of limitations for a wrongful death action emanating from medical malpractice begins to run from the date of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Allrid v. Emory UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Clark v. SingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Hart v. EldridgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Hart v. EldridgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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- Dicks v. Zurich American InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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