Legal Opinion
Douglas v. Kelley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1967No. 43136PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. “If a plaintiff shall . . . discontinue or dismiss his case, and shall recommence within six months, such renewed case shall stand upon the same footing, as to limitation, with the original case.” Code § 3-808. A dismissal of the case by the court on a ground not adjudicating the merits counts as a voluntary dismissal for this purpose. Chance v. Planters Rural Telephone Co-op., 219 Ga. 1 (131 SE2d 541); Clark v. Newsome, 180 Ga. 97 (178 SE 386).
2. If the first action is void, it will not serve to extend the period for six months if the statute of limitation otherwise runs in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- McClendon & Co. v. Hernando Phosphate Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Chance v. Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- McFarland v. McFarlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Clark v. NewsomeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Slone v. MyersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Bowman v. WareCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Acree v. KnabCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- White v. KFC National Management Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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