Legal Opinion
Tate v. Coastal Utilities, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 31, 2001No. A00A2238, A00A2239PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Chief Judge.
Alexander H. Tate and Charles Lau filed separate appeals from the grant of summary judgment finding that their respective lawsuits were procedurally barred. In affirming that judgment, we also find that the renewal statute cannot be applied.
On April 6, 1996, Tate and Lau became involved in a multivehicle accident that included a utility truck owned by Coastal Utilities, Inc. (“Coastal”) and driven by Coastal employee Gary Clanton Groover. Three days before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitation, Tate and Lau filed a personal injury action in federal…
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