Dalrymple v. Brunswick Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

1. An injury to the “person,” for which, when a right of action accrues, the action must be brought within two years, as provided in the Code of 1933, § 3-1004 (Code of 1910, § 4497), is an injury to the physical body of the person. An injury to one’s health is an injury to the person. The mere fact that one who has received an injury to his person suffers as a result thereof a monetary loss such as expenditures for doctor’s bills, loss of earning capacity, etc., does not make the injury any less an injury to the person. The resulting monetary damages are damages resulting from an injury to…