ROSSI v. OXLEY

No. S97G1206.

495 S.E.2d 39 (1998)

269 Ga. 82

ROSSI v. OXLEY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied February 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Robert Neary, Leslie Blair Zacks, Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Selmer & Stair, G. Conley Ingram, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for Alberto E. Rossi.

Michael Joseph Hannan III, Daryll Love, Love & Willingham, Atlanta, Hardy Gregory, Jr., Davis, Gregory, Christy & Forehand, Cordele, for Yolanda Sue Oxley.


FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

The issue in this case is whether on-call arrangements among doctors create a joint venture such that the wrongful act of one doctor may be imputed to another in the on-call group. Because the extension of liability based solely on the on-call arrangement would discourage the availability of medical services and thus would be contrary to public policy, we decline to construe on-call groups as joint ventures and reverse the court of appeals...

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