Legal Opinion
Kemp v. Cotton States Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1986No. 71268PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Cotton States provided Kemp with uninsured motorist coverage. Kemp filed a wrongful death action against the alleged tortfeasors on February 3, 1984, within two years after the February 15, 1982 automobile collision in which her husband died. However, service of the *461complaint against Cotton States was on November 8, 1984, almost nine months after the expiration of the two-year statute of limitation. See Atlantic, Valdosta &c. R. Co. v. McDilda, 125 Ga. 468 (54 SE 140) (1906); Burns v. Brickie, 106 Ga. App. 150, 152 (126 SE2d 633) (1962). The trial court granted Cotton State’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vaughn v. CollumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railroad v. McDildaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Burns v. BrickleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
3Cited by4 opinions
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