Mitchell County Hospital Authority v. Joiner

Decided May 3, 1972. Horace Elmo Nichols wrote the opinion for the court.

189 S.E.2d 412 · Cited 59 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Joiner v. Mitchell County Hospital Authority · 186 S.E.2d 307
• Pogue v. Hospital Authority of DeKalb County · 170 S.E.2d 53
• Black v. Fischer · 30 Ga. App. 109
• Dunbar v. Gwinnett Hospital Authority · 182 S.E.2d 89
• Vaughn v. Butler · 121 S.E.2d 72
• Yeargin v. Hamilton Memorial Hospital · 171 S.E.2d 136
• Tench v. Downey Hospital Inc. · 36 Ga. App. 20

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