STEPHENS v. ESPY

A94A0834.

213 Ga. App. 580 (1994)

445 S.E.2d 292

STEPHENS v. ESPY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Andrew Prince, for appellant.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Sidney F. Wheeler, Lance D. Lourie, Neal H. Howard, for appellee.


POPE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff in this medical malpractice action appeals the trial court's dismissal of her action for failure to file her complaint within the applicable two-year limitation period. See OCGA § 9-3-71 (a).

Defendant was allegedly negligent in performing surgery on December 27, 1990. On December 21, 1992, plaintiff's complaint was ready to be filed in the Cobb County Superior Court. Janet W. Prince, an employee of plaintiff's counsel, called...

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