Fraser v. Atlanta Title & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
1. “Actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrues.” Code § 3-1004; Barrett v. Jackson, 44 Ga. App. 611 (162 S. E. 308). An injury to one’s health is an injury to the person. Dalrymple v. Brunswick Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 51 Ga. App. 754 (181 S. E. 597).
Decided February 17, 1942.
2. “The test to be applied in determining when the statute of limitations begins to run against an action sounding in tort is in whether the act causing the damage’ is in and of itself an invasion of some right of the plaintiff, and thus constitutes a legal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Silvertooth v. ShallenbergerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Barrett v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Dalrymple v. Brunswick Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
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