Draughn v. Delta Airlines, Inc.

Ruffin, Judge.

On March 28, 1992, Douglas Draughn was injured while in the course of his employment with Dobbs International and received workers’ compensation benefits. On March 24, 1994, he filed the instant action against Delta Airlines, Inc. (“Delta”) alleging his injuries were caused by the negligence of Delta employees. The trial court granted Delta’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Draughn’s lawsuit was not brought within the one year statute of limitation set forth in the former OCGA § 34-9-11.1 (c). For reasons which follow, we reverse.

Subsequent to the trial court’s…