Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Perry

Sognier, Judge.

Eleanor and Vernon Perry sued Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Southern Bell) for personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision allegedly caused by the negligent parking of a Southern Bell vehicle. Southern Bell removed the case to federal district court, which subsequently, on Southern Bell’s motion, remanded the action to the superior court. At the pretrial conference in superior court, Southern Bell’s motion for entry of an order noting that the case had been automatically dismissed pursuant to the “five-year rule” set forth in OCGA §§ 9-2-60 (Code…