Legal Opinion
John L. Hutcheson Memorial Tri-County Hospital v. Oliver
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 27, 1969No. 44687PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Chief Judge.
1. After being sued for damages based on negligence, the defendant hospital filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the party sued was not a legal entity; that John L. Hutcheson Memorial Tri-County Hospital is merely a trade name for the Hospital Authority of Walker, Dade, and Catoosa Counties, Georgia, a corporation, and that action against this hospital must be brought in the corporate name. Both parties stipulated that the facts in the motion were true. After a hearing, the court denied the motion. Thereafter plaintiff moved to amend her summons and…
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