Wilson v. Christian

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Joseph S. Wilson, Sr. worked for Southern Natural Gas Company. On October 8, 1992, during the course of his employment, Wilson was seriously injured when Joyce Christian struck him with her car. As a result of his injuries, Wilson recovered workers’ compensation benefits from Southern. On August 24, 1994, Wilson filed suit against Christian for negligence. Christian answered Wilson’s complaint denying liability, and later amended her answer to assert as an affirmative defense that Wilson’s suit was barred by the one-year statute of limitation set forth in OCGA §…