Legal Opinion
Watts v. Lippitt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 27, 1984No. 68460PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant physician in a medical malpractice action.
The plaintiffs are Bobby Watts and his wife, Crystal. Bobby Watts sustained an injury to his back as the result of a motor vehicle collision with Gregory Durden on December 1, 1977. This injury was allegedly aggravated by Dr. Lippitt on January 27, 1978, during the course of surgical treatment. The injury was allegedly aggravated yet again on February 28, 1978, when Mr. Watts slipped on a banana peel in a grocery store.
Mr. and Mrs. Watts subsequently asserted personal…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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