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WILLIAMS v. PHYSICIANS &c. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

38335.

249 Ga. 588 (1982)

292 S.E.2d 705

WILLIAMS v. PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hatcher, Dorsey, Irvin & Pressley, Jerry B. Hatcher, for appellant.

David M. Brown, William W. Gardner, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

We granted certiorari to consider the extent to which a general release executed in settlement of a pending lawsuit against an original tortfeasor inures to the benefit of a successive tortfeasor. The Court of Appeals held that under our case of Maxey v. Hospital Authority, 245 Ga. 480 (265 S.E.2d 779) (1980), the claim of appellant, Sarah Williams, against appellee, Physicians...

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