NEWTON v. PORTER

A92A1940.

206 Ga. App. 19 (1992)

424 S.E.2d 323

NEWTON v. PORTER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watkins & Watkins, John D. Watkins, for appellant.

Oliver, Maner & Gray, Robert L. Persse, William P. Franklin, Jr., for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Alleging that defendant, Cedric E. Porter, M.D., "committed a battery" upon her, Debra A. Newton brought suit against defendant in the Superior Court of Emanuel County. She alleged that the "battery" took place when defendant performed a bilateral tubal ligation. In this regard, plaintiff alleged that, during the performance of the tubal ligation procedure, defendant punctured her duodenum without her permission.

Defendant moved...

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