Legal Opinion
Mansfield v. Pannell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 10, 1991No. S91A0438PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
Appellees/parents brought this medical malpractice action against appellant/physician for injuries to their minor child during delivery on August 20, 1980. The action was brought more than eight years after the birth of the child. The physician denied all negligence and raised the affirmative defense of statute of limitation under OCGA § 9-3-73. His motion for summary judgment was denied by the trial court. The physician appealed to the Court of Appeals which reversed and remanded for a consideration of constitutional issues timely raised. Mansfield v. Pannell, 194 Ga.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Allrid v. Emory UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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