Legal Opinion

Mingledorff v. Stokely

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 15, 1996No. A96A0942PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

A1 Freddie Mingledorff, an inmate at the Calhoun Correctional Institution, filed an action, pro se, against Alan Stokely for damages he allegedly sustained as a result of Stokely’s negligence. Stokely filed a motion to dismiss the complaint because Mingledorff filed the action seven days after expiration of the two-year statute of limitation. Mingledorff responded with a motion to amend the complaint’s filing date, asserting that the trial court’s clerk received the complaint 12 days before expiration of the statute of limitation, but “held up processing [the]…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Griffith v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. State of Georgia v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  4. Crawford v. LinahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Frazier v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  2. Stegeman v. Heritage BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Taylor v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  4. Taylor v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008

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