Supreme Court of Georgia, 1979

Hamby v. Neurological Associates, P.C.

Hamby v. Neurological Associates, P.C.
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 30, 1979 · Jordan
256 S.E.2d 378; 243 Ga. 698; 1979 Ga. LEXIS 1034 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Hamby v. Neurological Associates, P.C.

Opinion

Per curiam.

Appellant Zelma Hamby raises the question whether the two year statute of limitation for loss of consortium in medical malpractice cases violates equal protection. Code Ann. § 3-1102. The statute of limitation is four years for all other loss of consortium actions. Code Ann. § 3-1004. She concedes, and we agree, that the separate classification of medical malpractice actions is a rational exercise of the legislative power. Code Ann. Ch. 3-11. It thus follows that for loss of consortium arising out of medical malpraqtice, there is also a rational basis for different treatment. •

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Jordan, J., who concurs in the judgment only. *699 Cullen M. Ward, William C. Lanham, Clark H. McGehee, for appellant. Robert G. Tanner, Sidney F. Wheeler, T. M. Smith, Jr., for appellees.

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