Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Griffin Spalding County Hospital Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1981No. 37244PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
On Thursday, January 22, 1981, the Griffin Spalding County Hospital Authority petitioned the Superior Court of Butts County, as a court of equity, for an order authorizing it to perform a caesarean section and any necessary blood transfusions upon the defendant, an out-patient resident of Butts County, in the event she presented herself to the hospital for delivery of her unborn child, which was due on or about Monday, January 26. The superior court conducted an emergency hearing on Thursday, January 22, and entered the following order:
“This petition and rule nisi were filed and served on…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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