BROOKS v. MERIWETHER MEMORIAL HOSP. AUTH.

No. A00A1750.

539 S.E.2d 518 (2000)

246 Ga. App. 14

BROOKS et al. v. MERIWETHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Robert Raley, Macon, for appellants.

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Robert G. Tanner, Atlanta, for appellees.


RUFFIN, Judge.

Willa Mae Brooks sued Meriwether Memorial Hospital Authority for malpractice in connection with the death of her husband. Meriwether moved for summary judgment on the grounds that the suit was filed outside the five-year statute of repose set forth in OCGA § 9-3-71(b). The trial court granted Meriwether's motion, and Brooks appeals. For reasons discussed below, we affirm.

1. Brooks argues that OCGA § 9-3-71(b) is unconstitutional because...

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