Hospital Authority of Clarke County v. Geico General Insurance Co.

Melton, Justice.

In Geico Gen. Ins. Co. v. Hosp. Auth. of Clarke County, 319 Ga. App. 741 (738 SE2d 325) (2013), the Court of Appeals held that, under OCGA § 44-14-473 (a), the Hospital Authority of Clarke County and Athens Regional Medical Center (collectively, “the Hospitals”) were barred by a one-year statute of limitation from filing suit against Geico General Insurance Company to collect on certain hospital liens. We granted certiorari to determine the propriety of this holding. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

As set forth by the Court of Appeals,

[t]he facts in this case are…