The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a verdict in favor of the doctor in a medical malpractice case filed by a patient who was hurt when he fell out of a deer stand following a cardiac procedure.

Shane Berryhill was prescribed medication for high blood pressure at a clinic, then followed up with his cardiologist, Dr. Dale Daly. The cardiologist prescribed more blood pressure medicine and performed a surgical procedure to open a blocked artery. The doctor instructed Berryhill “not to engage in any strenuous or risky activity, or any lifting, bending, or stooping over,” according to the opinion written by Judge Charlie Bethel, who will be sworn in as the newest member of the Georgia Supreme Court Oct. 2. Bethel was joined in the opinion by Judges John Ellington and Elizabeth Gobeil.

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