HAMBY v. NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES P. C.

34859.

243 Ga. 698 (1979)

256 S.E.2d 378

HAMBY v. NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C. et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cullen M. Ward, William C. Lanham, Clark H. McGehee, for appellant.

Robert G. Tanner, Sidney F. Wheeler, T. M. Smith, Jr., for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Zelma Hamby raises the question whether the two year statute of limitation for loss of consortium in medical malpractice cases violates equal protection. Code Ann. § 3-1102. The statute of limitation is four years for all other loss of consortium actions. Code Ann. § 3-1004. She concedes, and we agree, that the separate classification of medical malpractice actions is a rational exercise of the legislative power. Code Ann. Ch. 3-11...

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