Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Adams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1987No. 43751PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether OCGA § 9-3-22 or OCGA § 9-3-24 was the applicable statute of limitations in this action for recovery of back wages. The Court of Appeals held that OCGA § 9-3-24, the six-year statute relating to contracts in general should be applied. Adams v. City of Atlanta, 179 Ga. App. 719 (347 SE2d 647) (1986). We reverse and hold that in a suit for wages by municipal employees seeking recovery as authorized by a municipal ordinance, the action must be brought within two years.
OCGA § 9-3-22 provides as follows: “All actions…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Undercofler v. ScottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Twiggs v. WingfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Smith v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Bass v. Hilts Southern Equipment Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Adams v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert W. Kohlheim, Cross-Appellees v. Glynn County, Georgia, a Political Subdivision of the State of Georgia, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Willis v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Milhollin v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Buskirk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Muscogee County Board of Education v. BoisvertCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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