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Consent To Elective Surgery Valid Even If Doctor Didn't Warn Of Known Risks, Richard L. Hodge
Consent To Elective Surgery Valid Even If Doctor Didn't Warn Of Known Risks, Richard L. Hodge
Mercer Law Review
In Young v. Yarn, the Georgia Court of Appeals interpreted the Georgia Medical Consent Law as not requiring a physician to warn a patient of the known risks of elective surgery for the patient's consent to be valid. The court thus decided that the doctrine of informed consent does not exist in Georgia as between patient and physician.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Maxine Young, engaged the defendant, Dr. Charles P. Yarn, a specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery, to perform a meloplasty (facelift). While the defendant did render a general explanation of the procedures involved, he did not advise her …
Torts, Hardy Gregory Jr.
Torts, Hardy Gregory Jr.
Mercer Law Review
The evolution of the Family-Purpose-Car Doctrine in Georgia over the years has been a most interesting subject to observe. A new aspect was added this year by the Supreme Court of Georgia in Phillips v. Dixon.
The doctrine provides that the head of a family who keeps and maintains an automobile for the use of the members of the family is responsible for injuries to third parties that result from the negligent use of the automobile by a member of the family if the automobile is being used in furtherance of a family purpose.3 It has long been held …