217 Ga. App. 156 - Sisk v. Patel’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gadd v. WILSON & COMPANY, ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS · 203 Ga. App. 123 - Bowen v. Adams · Paulin v. Okehi · 204 Ga. App. 256 - Waldroup v. Greene County Hospital Authority · 200 Ga. App. 184 - Emory Clinic v. Wyatt
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“the history of OCGA § 9-11-9.1 in the appellate courts has shown beyond a reasonable doubt that it is only with great difficulty made workable in the practical arena of litigation, and has largely failed to achieve its purpose of reducing frivolous litigation. Rather, it has created an added layer of motions regarding the sufficiency of affidavits preceding the motions for summary judgment on the merits. Rather than continuing to interpret and reconcile subsection after subsection added to the statute by the legislature in attempts to fix what is fundamentally broken, the better approach is to construe pleadings liberally to do substantial justice in accordance with OCGA § 9-11-8 (f).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“since § 9-11-9.1 establishes an exception to the general liberality of pleading permitted under the Civil Practice Act, ... it should be construed in a manner consistent with the liberality of the Civil Practice Act where such construction does not detract from the purpose of § 9-11-9.1 to reduce the number of frivolous malpractice suits being filed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a facsimile of a properly executed affidavit with a complaint in a professional malpractice action so as to avoid the running of the statute of limitation. Then the original should be allowed to be filed as a supplemental pleading....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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