Hamby v. Neurological Associates, P.C.
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- Beamon v. Mahadevan (Ga. Ct. App. 2014)
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- Hanflik v. Ratchford (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 1994)
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- Quinn v. Stafford (Ga. 1987)
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- Barrio v. San Manuel Division Hospital for Magma Copper Co. (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983)
- Clark v. Singer (Ga. 1983)
- DeBoer v. Brown (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983)
- Roberts v. Durham County Hospital Corp. (N.C. Ct. App. 1982)
- Ivey v. Scoggins (Ga. Ct. App. 1982)
- Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. Smith (S.C. 1987)
- Eubanks v. Ferrier (Ga. 1980)
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Opinion
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.
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