Griffin Realty & Construction Co. v. Chatham County

1. Where a claim against a county is not held by a minor or some person laboring under a disability, a right of action thereon is barred unless the claim is filed with the county within twelve months after it accrues or becomes payable. Civil Code (1910), § 411. Maddox v. County of Randolph, 65 Ga. 216; Powell v. County of Muscogee, 71 Ga. 587; Pearson v. Newton County, 119 Ga. 863 (47 S. E. 180); Elbert County v. Swift, 2 Ga. App. 47 (58 S. E. 396) ; Troup County v. Boddie, 14 Ga. App. 434 (81 S. E. 376) ; Sparks v. Floyd County, 15 Ga. App. 80 (82 S. E. 583) ; Elbert County v. Chapman, 15…