151 Ga. App. 525 - Simons v. Conn’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
March 1985
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Howard v. Walker · 144 Ga. App. 160 - Piedmont Pharmacy, Inc. v. Patmore · 128 Ga. App. 497 - Forgay v. Tucker
Most-quoted passages
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“No action for medical malpractice which prior to July 1, 1976, has been barred by the provisions of Title 3, relating to actions, shall be revived by this Chapter. No action for medical malpractice which would be barred before July 1, 1977, by the provisions of this Chapter but which would not be so barred by the provisions of Title 3, in force immediately prior to July 1, 1976, shall be barred [sic] until July 1, 1977.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The point from which the statute of limitations begins to run under Code § 3-1004 is when the `right of action accrues,' not when the `act or omission occurred,' as would be the case under Code § 3-1102.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, an action for medical malpractice shall be brought within two years after the date on which the negligent or wrongful act or omission occurred.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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