Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 4, 1963No. 40246PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

1. An action brought in a Federal district court against a corporation and dismissed, because no diversity of citizenship existed under Federal statutes, cannot be again brought in a superior court of this State within six months under the provisions of Code § 3-808 so as to avoid the statute of limitation which had attached before the second suit was filed. See Constitution Pub. Co. v. DeLaughter, 95 Ga. 17 (21 SE 1000); Webb v. Southern Cotton Oil Co., 131 Ga. 682 (63 SE 135); and Hendricks v. Southern R. Co., 17 Ga. App. 638 (87 SE 908).

2. The petition in the case…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Constitution Publishing Co. v. DeLaughterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
  2. Webb v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  3. Hendricks v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Henson v. Columbus Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. High v. BroadnaxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  3. Bockweg v. AndersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  4. Nevels v. Detroiter Mobile HomesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  5. Sherrill v. US FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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