Legal Opinion
Turner v. Evans
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1983No. 39967PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has certified the following question to this court: “Does Georgia law require a person confined (in a jail or prison) at the time a cause of action arises to file suit within the applicable statutory limitation period or does OCGA § 9-3-90 (Ga. Code § 3-801) toll the statute of limitations?”
Our Court of Appeals has previously addressed this issue in Maddox v. Hall County, 162 Ga. App. 371 (1) (291 SE2d 442) (1982). In that case, the court noted that the doctrine of civiliter mortuus is not the law of this state and that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dade Coal Co. v. HaslettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Maddox v. Hall CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
3Cited by5 opinions
- Acker v. City of ElbertonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Robert E. Hawthorne v. Mr. Wells, Unit ManagerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Williams v. Fulton County JailDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
- Turner v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Turner v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983