Myers v. Johnson

Deen, Judge.

It may, in a malpractice action against a physician, become a jury question precluding the grant of a summary judgment whether under a given set of facts the physician should have made additional tests or given additional treatment. Word v. Henderson, 220 Ga. 846 (142 SE2d 244). The function of the trial court in ruling on a motion for summary judgment is analogous to the function it performs when ruling on a motion for directed verdict. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. Ingalls Iron Works Co., 109 Ga. App. 574 (136 SE2d 505). On a motion for summary judgment made after trial, where the…