Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. Vulcan Materials Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 22, 1996No. S95A1358PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
On December 16, 1992, Jack Vaughn, an employee of a trucking company, suffered a compensable workers’ compensation injury at a quarry owned by Vulcan Materials Company. On August 18, 1994, Vaughn instituted a negligence action against Vulcan. On April 11, 1995, the trial court granted summary judgment and dismissed the lawsuit on the ground that Vaughn’s case was time-barred by the one-year statute of limitation contained in subsection (c) of the workers’ compensation subrogation statute, OCGA § 34-9-11.1. On April 19, 1995, eight days after the trial court awarded summary…
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