Killingsworth v. Poon

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• medical evidence that the only apparent cause of the plaintiff’s punctured lung was the injection
• “it is widely. known ... that a subcutaneous injection ostensibly given only for the relief of muscular pain should not, if administered correctly, result in the puncture of internal organs.”
• to overcome presumption, patient must offer expert medical testimony that defendant-doctor failed to exercise requisite “degree of care and skill”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1989-03-30· cited 914×
• Toogood v. Rogal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-05-29· cited 224×
• Zwiren v. Thompson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-03-27· cited 134×
• Hyles v. Cockrill
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-10-13· cited 58×
• Candler General Hospital, Inc. v. McNorrill
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-03-11· cited 54×
• Cherokee County Hospital Authority v. Beaver
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-05-23· cited 53×
• Johns v. Jarrard
  Eleventh Circuit· 1991-03-25· cited 50×
• Hudgins v. Bacon
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-07-10· cited 38×
• Central Anesthesia Associates P. C. v. Worthy
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-12-05· cited 32×
• McClure v. Clayton County Hospital Authority
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-09-24· cited 25×
• Bowling v. Foster
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-03-21· cited 25×
• Overstreet v. Nickelsen
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-03-13· cited 23×
• General Hospitals of Humana, Inc. v. Bentley
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-10-09· cited 21×
• Landers v. Georgia Baptist Medical Center
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-07-15· cited 20×
• Rose v. Rollins
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-07-14· cited 16×
• Chafin v. Wesley Homes, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-02-01· cited 15×
• Fritz Swint v. Tonya Mae
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-03-06· cited 15×
• Hillhaven Rehabilitation & Convalescent Center v. Patterson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-03-07· cited 14×
• BSF, INC. v. Cason
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-06-28· cited 13×
• Toogood v. Rogal
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-11-15· cited 12×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Shea v. Phillips
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1957-04-08· cited 108×
• Hughes v. Malone
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1978-05-03· cited 106×
• Pilgrim v. Landham
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1940-10-30· cited 70×
• Hayes v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1963-09-04· cited 65×
• Templeton v. Kennesaw Life & Accident Insurance
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1961-04-06· cited 37×
• Stickleman v. Synhorst
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1952-04-01· cited 35×
• Floyd v. Colonial Stores, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1970-05-13· cited 25×
• Caldwell v. Knight
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1955-10-03· cited 18×
• Washington v. City of Columbus
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-10-30· cited 18×
• Hilburn v. Hilburn
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1926-10-13· cited 16×
• Batson-Cook Co. v. Shipley
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-02-19· cited 15×
• Allrid v. Emory University
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-03-17· cited 13×
• Summerour v. Lee
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1961-06-29· cited 12×
• Terrell v. West Paces Ferry Hospital, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1982-06-16· cited 9×
• Jackson v. Tucker
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1968-11-21· cited 7×
• Lindsey v. Central Anesthesia Associates, P. C.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1982-02-09· cited 6×
• Ridge v. Espinoza
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-11-25· cited 2×