Burroughs v. Georgia Ports Authority

Branch, Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, Percy and Zina Burroughs appeal the dismissal of their tort claims against the Georgia Ports Authority (“GPA”) in a suit arising out of injuries Mr. Burroughs suffered when a container was dropped onto the flatbed truck that he was driving. The trial court held that Mr. Burroughs was not authorized to file a second renewal action after the running of the statute of limitation and that Mrs. Burroughs filed suit after the applicable statute of *295limitation had run for her claim of loss of consortium. For the reasons shown below, we affirm.

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