PORQUEZ v. WASHINGTON

Nos. S97G0523, S97G0525, S97G0527.

492 S.E.2d 665 (1997)

268 Ga. 249

PORQUEZ v. WASHINGTON. CLARK v. WASHINGTON. CROSS v. WASHINGTON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Andrew Owen, Jr., Merritt McGarrah Wofford, Harman, Owen, Saunders & Sweeney, Atlanta, for Jose Porquez.

J. Ed Segraves, Zachary & Segraves, Decatur, for D'Arcy Washington et al. in No. S97G0523.

Terrance C. Sullivan, Kevin Patrick Race, Sullivan, Hall, Booth & Smith, Atlanta, for Michael D. Clark.

Charles M. Hardman, Jones & Granger, Atlanta, J. Ed Segraves, Zachary & Segraves, Decatur, for D'Arcy Washington et al. in No. S97G0525.

Michael Glenn Frick, Duvall, McCumber & Doverspike, Decatur, for other interested parties.

Robert Davis McCallum, Jr., Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for George Lee Cross.

Jerry Dennis McCumber, Duvall, McCumber & Doverspike, J. Ed Segraves, Zachary & Segraves, Decatur, for D'Arcy Washington et al. in No. S97G0527.


HINES, Justice.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to examine questions raised by its decision to reverse the grants of summary judgment to defendant physicians Porquez, Clark, and Cross in this action for medical negligence. See Washington v. Georgia Baptist Medical Center et al., 223 Ga.App. 762, 478 S.E.2d 892 (1996). We consider (1) whether the Court of Appeals correctly...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases