Legal Opinion
Waddey v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 13, 1979No. 57190PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Chief Judge.
1. We agree with the appellee that the third party complaint against him is based primarily upon the breach of an oral contract, the statute of limitation for which is four years from the time of the breach. Code § 3-706; Benton v. Roberts, 35 Ga. App. 749 (3) (134 SE 846) (1926). The breach of the duty, not the time the special damage results, is the beginning period for the right of action. Riser v. Livsey, 138 Ga. App. 615 (227 SE2d 88) (1976). Davis had no. contractual relation with the owners or tenants of the stores involved here; his only contractual obligation was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- PPG Industries, Inc. v. GensonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Looker v. Gulf Coast FairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Wages v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Champion v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Benton v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
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- State Line Metals, Inc. v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Cobb County, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
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