Vaughn v. Collum

Ingram, Justice.

Certiorari was granted in this case to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Vaughn v. Collum, 136 Ga. App. 677 (222 SE2d 37) (1975). The issue to be decided is whether service of this tort complaint against the uninsured motorist carrier is governed by the applicable limitation period for a tort action or the limitation period for a contract action.

The majority of the Court of Appeals held that the applicable limitation period for a tort action applies while the dissent thought that "if any statute of limitation should be allowed, it would be that of six years as for…