· 10/12/1979
Slack v. Moorhead
Citations
- 262 S.E.2d 186
- 152 Ga. App. 68
- 1979 Ga. App. LEXIS 2812
How courts have described this case
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- except in rare instances, the question of compliance with the required medical standard of care must be presented through expert testimony
- except in rare instances, the question of compliance with the required medical standard of care must be presented through expert testimony
- the standard of care is “not what a particular doctor would do in the circumstances”
- presumption that medical professionals exercise due care
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Judges: Birdsong, Quillian, Smith
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