Waldroup v. Greene County Hospital Authority

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided 1995-10-24

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Per curiam. We granted certiorari in this case to consider (1) whether, when a claim for personal injuries arising from alleged medical malpractice is dismissed for failure to comply with the affidavit requirement of OCGA § 9-11-9.1, and the injured party subsequently dies, res judi-cata bars the refiling of the personal injury claim by the decedent’s administrator, and (2) whet…

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