Legal Opinion
A. H. Robins Co. v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1975No. 51148PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
This appeal involves the relationship between the prior pending action defense of Code § 3-601 and the relation back of amendments provision of CPA § 15 (c) (Code Ann. § 81A-115 (c)).
Though the history of litigation between the parties is more complicated, the basic facts necessary to our decision are extricable. Mrs. Sullivan was allegedly injured by the improper placement of a contraceptive device. She initially brought suit for malpractice in Chatham County in February, 1974, against two defendants, a doctor and a radiologist association. She then decided to sue the…
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