Allrid v. Emory University
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1ConcurrenceDeen, Presiding Judge
While concurring fully with the majority opinion, it is appropriate to make a few observations.
The status of the law in the areas outlined in the majority as related to professional malpractice and the statute of limitations points up a three-pronged most difficult, discriminatory dilemma of differing dimensions of disparity.
First. As pointed out in the majority opinion, if the patient does not immediately die the statute runs two years from the time of the non-ascertained wrongful act in a malpractice case, while on the other hand, if the patient becomes a vegetable after the wrongful…
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