Butler v. Bolton Road Partners

Ruffin, Judge.

This is a personal injury suit involving a slip and fall which occurred on February 3, 1991. Butler voluntarily dismissed her first *792complaint without prejudice in November 1994. Pursuant to OCGA § 9-2-61, Butler renewed her action on March 24, 1995. Bolton Road Partners and the other defendants (collectively “Bolton Road”) filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging Butler’s renewal was not effective because she failed to pay court costs prior to renewing her action. The trial court denied the motion initially, but granted the motion following a motion for reconsideration.…