Echevarria v. Hudgins

173 Ga. App. 39 (1984)

325 S.E.2d 423

ECHEVARRIA

v.

HUDGINS.

68721.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 21, 1984.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1984.

John T. Newton, Jr., for appellant.

Philip C. Henry, Alexander H. Booth, for appellee.

SOGNIER, Judge.

Frank Echevarria brought this action against James Hudgins for personal injuries sustained during an automobile accident in Atlanta, Georgia on November 4, 1980. Echevarria's complaint against Hudgins was filed on October 28, 1982, several days before the expiration of the two-year statute of limitation for personal injuries, OCGA § 9-3-33.…