Pinkerton National Detective Agency, Inc. v. Stevens

Russell, Judge.

This court is confronted at the outset by a necessity of meeting or avoiding a collision in case law presented by the defendant’s motion to dismiss the petition of the husband J. A. Stevens on the ground that it is barred by the statute of limitation. The motion properly raised this question. Smith v. Central of Ga. R. Co., 146 Ga. 69 (90 SE 474). The petition was filed between two and four years after the injuries to Mrs. Stevens, and seeks actual damages of $60,000, as to which plaintiff alleges that $1,402 represents medical expenses incurred for treatment of Mrs. Stevens’…