PIEDMONT HOSP., INC. v. MILTON

77399.

189 Ga. App. 563 (1988)

377 S.E.2d 198

PIEDMONT HOSPITAL, INC. v. MILTON et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided December 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Robert G. Tanner, Stephen H. Sparwath, for appellant.

Young & Murphy, Robert G. Young, for appellees.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Vivien Milton and his wife brought a two-count action against Piedmont Hospital, Inc., seeking damages for injuries Mr. Milton allegedly sustained in a fall while recovering from surgery at defendant's hospital. In Count 1, the Miltons alleged medical malpractice in that defendant's nursing staff was negligent in allowing Mr. Milton "to leave his bed and proceed to the bathroom," disregarding the treating physician's order that patient remain...

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