Baxley v. Baldwin

Barnes, Chief Judge.

This is the second appearance of this case before us. In Baxley v. Baldwin, 279 Ga. App. 480 (631 SE2d 506) (2006), we affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of Mary Baxley’s slip-and-fall suit against Mary Baldwin on the ground that service by publication was insufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over Baldwin. Id. at 482-483 (2), (3). When Baxley filed a second suit and served Baldwin personally, Baldwin moved to dismiss the second suit with prejudice because the face of the complaint showed that it was barred by the statute of limitation. The trial court agreed and…