Leggett v. Benton Bros. Drayage & Storage Co.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Code § 3-1004 provides for a general two-year statute of limitation on actions for "injuries to the person”; there is a four-year limitation applicable to actions for injuries to personalty. Code § 3-1002. The issue here, simply stated, is whether a claim for lost wages and for lost earning capacity must be brought within two years or within four years after the right of action accrues; and *763while the question may be stated simply, its resolution proves more difficult.

We begin with Frazier v. Ga. R. &c. Co., 101 Ga. 70, 76 (28 SE 684) wherein it was held: "Where an injury…