Legal Opinion
Posey v. Medical Center-West, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 8, 1987No. 44081PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
This is a medical malpractice action against a hospital and two doctors who treated a child injured when struck by an automobile. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the ground that a general release was given by the child’s parents to the automobile driver and her insurer thus also releasing the hospital and doctors. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Posey v. Medical Center-West, 180 Ga. App. 674 (350 SE2d 259) (1986). We granted certiorari to consider the impact of Williams v. Physicians &c. Community Hosp., Inc., 249 Ga. 588 (292 SE2d 705) (1982), on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. GilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Donaldson v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Knight v. LowerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Williams v. Physicians & Surgeons Community Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Menendez v. Perishable Distributors, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by77 opinions
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