AC CORP. v. Myree

Pope, Presiding Judge.

On May 24, 1993, Willie Myree suffered an on-the-job injury while working for AtlantaStaff, Inc. AtlantaStaff paid him workers’ compensation benefits and, more than a year but less than two years after the accident, brought suit against two parties it contended had negligently caused Myree’s injury: AC Corporation and Frito-Lay. See OCGA § 34-9-11.1 (c). In that lawsuit, AtlantaStaff sought recovery for “Myree’s injuries, Myree’s past and future medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering.” Myree moved to intervene in that suit on May 1, 1995, pursuant to OCGA §…