PIEDMONT HOSPITAL v. DRAPER

A92A0559, A92A0560.

205 Ga. App. 160 (1992)

421 S.E.2d 543

PIEDMONT HOSPITAL, INC. v. DRAPER. GARRETT et al. v. DRAPER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Long, Weingberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Robert G. Tanner, Stephen H. Sparwath, Mark E. Robinson, for appellant (case no. A92A0559).

Allen & Peters, Hunter S. Allen, Jr., Dennis A. Elisco, for appellants (case no. A92A0560).

Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, Robert C. Lamar, David W. Davenport, for appellee.


COOPER, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action resulting from knee reconstruction surgery performed by the appellant physicians on appellee. Within ten days of the expiration of the statute of limitation on appellee's cause of action, appellee filed her complaint. Appellee did not file an expert affidavit with her complaint, but invoked the provisions of OCGA § 9-11-9.1 (b) and obtained the automatic 45-day extension within which to file the affidavit. At...

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