Georgia Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. v. Hollingsworth
Cases that cite this one
13 later published cases cite this decision.
- Allrid v. Emory University (Ga. 1982)
- Brown v. Coastal Emergency Services, Inc. (Ga. Ct. App. 1987)
- Robert Wilson v. Hunter Lee Guy (Ga. Ct. App. 2020)
- Charter Peachford Behavioral Health System, Inc. v. Kohout. (Ga. Ct. App. 1998)
- Parker v. Hospital Authority (Ga. Ct. App. 1994)
- Robles v. Humana Hospital Cartersville (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 1992)
- Axon v. Humana Hospital (Ga. Ct. App. 1992)
- Henry v. Barfield (Ga. Ct. App. 1988)
- Stewart v. Midani (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 1981)
- Albert Morreale, Individually and as Next Friend of Alan Morreale, a Minor v. E. F. Downing, M. D., Neurological Institute of Savannah, P. C. (5th Cir. 1980)
- Moore v. Carrington (Ga. Ct. App. 1980)
- Johns v. Jarrard (11th Cir. 1991)
- Johns v. Jarrard (11th Cir. 1991)
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Opinion
We granted certiorari in this case because of an apparent conflict with another decision of the Court of Appeals in Hodges v. Doctors Hospital, 141 Ga. App. 649 (234 SE2d 116) (1977). The question for decision in both cases is whether a hospital is liable to a patient for negligent performance of professional services by a physician on its staff. The rule is that for the hospital to be held liable it must be shown that the doctor was an employee of the hospital and not an independent contractor. In this case, the Court of Appeals held that there was a material issue of fact on that question, and the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the hospital was reversed. For the purposes of certiorari, we therefore find no conflict between this case and Hodges v. Doctors Hospital, supra. Accordingly, we affirm.
Judgment affirmed.
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