Legal Opinion
Hobbs v. Arthur
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 27, 1994No. S93G1837, S94G0225PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
These consolidated cases are before the Court from the grant of certiorari to consider the Court of Appeals decisions in Hobbs v. Arthur, 209 Ga. App. 855 (1) (434 SE2d 748) (1993), and Dependable Courier Svc. v. Dinkins, 210 Ga. App. 665 (436 SE2d 719) (1993), with respect to whether diligence in service of process of a renewed complaint brought under OCGA § 9-2-61 (a) must be measured from the time of filing the renewed action.
OCGA § 9-2-61 (a) provides:
When any case, has been commenced in either a state or federal court within the applicable statute of limitations and the…
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