Miles v. Ashland Chemical Co.

Hunt, Justice.

In this certified question from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, we are asked: “Do the Georgia courts follow the discovery rule in applying the statute of limitations to a wrongful death action alleging a failure to warn?”

The facts are set out by the Eleventh Circuit:

The plaintiffs in these cases are relatives of three decedents, Carol Williams, Harmon M. Gaines, and John T. McKenna. *727The decedents were all employed by Great Dane Trailers, Inc. Each of the decedents died from cancer. Carol Williams died from renal cell carcinoma in April, 1984; Harmon Gaines died from…