§ 51-1-27. Recovery for medical malpractice authorized

GA Code § 51-1-27 (2018) (N/A)
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A person professing to practice surgery or the administering of medicine for compensation must bring to the exercise of his profession a reasonable degree of care and skill. Any injury resulting from a want of such care and skill shall be a tort for which a recovery may be had.