Banks County School District v. Blackwell

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Ruby Mae Blackwell filed suit against Irma Griffin Payne and the Banks County School District to recover for personal injuries she sustained in an accident involving a school bus being driven by Ms. Payne. In its answer, the school district asserted that the plaintiff had “failed to give . . . timely notice of the claims asserted in the complaint prior to filing said complaint.” The school district subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the action on the basis of this defense, arguing that, pursuant to OCGA § 36-11-1, the plaintiff was required to have submitted written…