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CRAVEN v. LOWNDES COUNTY, ETC.

S93A0825.

263 Ga. 657 (1993)

437 S.E.2d 308

CRAVEN v. LOWNDES COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett, Wisenbaker, Bennett & Williams, Michael S. Bennett, Williams & Henry, Philip C. Henry, Davis, Gregory & Christy, Hardy Gregory, Jr., for appellant.

Tillman, McTier, Coleman, Talley, Newbern & Kurrie, Wade H. Coleman, Alexander & Vann, William U. Norwood III, for appellees.

CLARKE, Chief Justice.

In August 1986, when he was 15 years old, appellant (Craven) had a mole on his back examined. Appellee (Santos) performed a biopsy and diagnosed it as noncancerous. From August 1986, until September 1991, Craven experienced no pain or other symptoms of cancer. In September 1991, however, a physician advised Craven that the growth on his back was cancerous. Subsequent investigations showed that the biopsy...

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