STOKES v. CANDLER HOSP.

A94A2055.

216 Ga. App. 132 (1995)

STOKES et al. v. CANDLER HOSPITAL, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied January 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Boykin & Associates, Noble L. Boykin, Jr., for appellants.

Oliver, Maner & Gray, William P. Franklin, Jr., Beckmann & Pinson, William H. Pinson, Jr., Bouhan, Williams & Levy, Joseph A. Mulherin III, Brennan & Wasden, Wiley A. Wasden III, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Connie Stokes brought this tort action on behalf of her deceased four-year-old son, Justin D. Stokes, alleging that defendant Candler Hospital, Inc. ("the hospital") and its agents negligently failed to diagnose that the boy required emergency surgery. As a separate count to the complaint, plaintiff alleged that the hospital breached an independent duty of care for which it was "strictly liable" under the provisions of 42 USC ...

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