Court Opinion

ID: 9582193
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:23:41.136327+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:37:31.553566
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Jordan, Presiding Justice,
dissenting.
I would affirm the holding of the Court of Appeals that the defendant-physician’s motion for summary judgment could not be granted on the basis of his expert testimony alone. See my dissent in Howard v. Walker, 242 Ga. 406 (249 SE2d 45) (1978).
I would return to the bedrock cases of Ginn v. Morgan, 225 Ga. 192 (2) (167 SE2d 393) (1969) and Harrison v. Tuggle, 225 Ga. 211 (2) (167 SE2d 395) (1969) which clearly hold that summary judgment can never be granted on the basis of opinion evidence alone.
This is a majestic rule that should be followed.
I am authorized to state that Chief Justice Undercofler joins in this dissent.