Peterson v. Reeves

In cases involving whether a doctor may be held liable for a patient’s injury to a third person, Georgia law requires that the doctor have control over the patient before liability may be imposed. See Bradley Center v. Wessner, 250 Ga. 199, 200 (296 SE2d 693) (1982); Gilhuly v. Dockery, 273 Ga. App. 418, 419 (615 SE2d 237) (2005); Bruscato v. Gwinnett-Rockdale-Newton Community Svc. Bd., 290 Ga. App. 638 (660 SE2d 440) (2008). In cases involving whether a doctor *384may be liable for patients’ injuries to themselves, we have held that the doctor may be held liable where the patient is hospitalized…