· 1/8/1975
Mitchell v. Gilson
Citations
- 211 S.E.2d 744
- 233 Ga. 453
- 1975 Ga. LEXIS 1340
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding the lower court’s holding that concurrent tortfeasors were jointly and severally liable when they produced a single indivisible injury and the resulting damages lacked a rational basis for apportionment
- tortfeasors jointly liable for individual acts of negligence against the plaintiff combining to create a single injury
- \We conclude that the opinion of the Court of Appeals correctly states the law of Georgia on this subject and we adopt [its] opinion.\
- when two doctors independently treat a patient, they may he held jointly and severally liable if their independent negligent acts produce an indivisible injury
- “We conclude that the opinion of the Court of Appeals correctly states the law of Georgia on this subject and we adopt [its] opinion.”
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Judges: Jordan, Hall, Hill
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