Legal Opinion
Hornsby v. Hancock
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 25, 1983No. 65001PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Gary Hornsby sued Dr. Charles Hancock in Fulton County alleging that Dr. Hancock amputated the tip of his finger without his consent, thereby committing an assault and battery upon his person. Upon call of the case for trial Hornsby voluntarily dismissed his suit and, after the statute of limitation had run, renewed his suit in Fulton County within six months as permitted by OCGA § 9-2-61 (former Code Ann. § 3-808). Dr. Hancock answered the second suit and raised for the first time lack of venue and jurisdiction of his person. The trial court granted Dr. Hancock’s motion to…
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