Hayes v. Murray

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

This is a medical-malpractice case which is here on certiorari. Hayes v. Murray, 169 Ga. App. 78 (311 SE2d 477) (1983). It concerns the sufficiency of an expert affidavit submitted by the plaintiff in opposition to the defendants’ motions for summary judgment.

This is a wrongful-death action against four physicians brought by the plaintiff individually and as executrix of her husband’s estate. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants were negligent in their treatment of her husband. In support of their motions for summary judgment, the defendants, as experts,…