Legal Opinion
Dent v. Memorial Hospital of Adel
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1998No. S97G1960PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Mark Alan Dent, the 15-month-old son of Joe Edward Dent and Lee Anne Dent, stopped breathing at home, was successfully resuscitated, and was brought to Memorial Hospital of Adel. A physician admitted the child to the Hospital and ordered that he be placed on a pediatric apnea monitor. However, the child stopped breathing again and no one discovered the problem for several minutes. He died four days later. The Dents brought this wrongful death suit against the Hospital, alleging that their son died as a result of both ordinary and professional negligence on the part of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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