MONFORT v. COLQUITT COUNTY HOSP. AUTHORITY

No. A07A1640.

653 S.E.2d 535 (2007)

MONFORT v. COLQUITT COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 1, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Brantley, for appellant.

Whelchel, Carlton & Waller, James C. Whelchel, Moultrie, for appellees.


PHIPPS, Judge.

This is a professional negligence action against a medical center and various of its personnel for leaving a surgical sponge in a patient's abdomen after performing a hysterectomy. The question is whether the action is time barred. Answering this question in the affirmative, the trial court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment. Finding a material issue of fact on the question, we reverse.

"When reviewing the grant or denial of...

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