MILLER v. ATKINS

53626.

142 Ga. App. 618 (1977)

236 S.E.2d 838

MILLER v. ATKINS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 27, 1977.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland T. Byrd, for appellant.

T. M. Smith, Jr., Robert G. Tanner, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

The appellant sued both the surgeon and the hospital for injuries he allegedly received during surgery. A summary judgment was granted in favor of the hospital, and after the close of the evidence the jury returned a verdict in favor of the surgeon. The appellant contends the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury regarding the surgeon's responsibility for negligent acts of surgical attendants. We agree, and the judgment is reversed.

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