Watkins v. Conway

This litigation began when appellant Watkins brought a tort action against Conway in a circuit court of Florida. On October 5, 1955, that court rendered a $25,000 judgment for appellant. Five years and one day later, appellant sued upon this judgment in a superior court of Georgia. Appellee raised § 3-701 of the Georgia Code as a bar to the proceeding:

“Suits upon foreign judgments. — All suits upon judgments obtained out of this State shall be brought within five years after such judgments shall have been obtained.”

The Georgia trial court gave summary judgment for appellee. In so doing, it…