Hiley v. McGoogan

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff Ethel Hiley, administratrix of the estate of Bennie Hiley, pursuant to OCGA § 9-2-61 brought this renewal of a medical malpractice action against defendants M. T. McGoogan and the Hospital Authority of Ware County. The trial court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment based upon plaintiff’s asserted failure to pay all accrued costs prior to the filing of this renewal (see OCGA § 9-11-41 (d)), thus failing to toll the applicable statute of limitation. Plaintiff appeals.

The record shows that this action was originally brought in Ware Superior Court within the…