Smith v. Griggs

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff/appellant Harwell B. Smith brought this action against defendants/appellees Tony Allen Griggs and his father James D. Griggs for damages incurred as the result of an automobile collision on May 3,1978. This action was filed on March 26,1980 and alleged that defendants were residents of Georgia at the time of the collision but had subsequently become residents of Florida; therefore, jurisdiction was proper under Georgia’s Long Arm Statute, Code Ann. § 24-113.1 et seq. Although this action was filed within the two-year period established by the statute of limitation for…