Legal Opinion

Jones v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1974No. 49324PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eberhardt, Presiding Judge.

The only issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the proviso of Code Ann. § 3-115 (Ga. L. 1959, pp. 79, 80), permitting an eighteen-year-old married person to maintain an action and settle a claim in his own name abolishes the disability of infancy under Code § 3-801 and requires an eighteen-year-old married person to commence his action for injury to the person within the time limitation of Code Ann. § 3-1004.

The issue arises from these facts: On December 24, 1967, plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident. She was at the time of the accident (the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gazan v. HeerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  2. Edalgo v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Jordan v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
  4. Porter v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  5. Nelson v. EstillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Barnum v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Ethridge v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Ethridge v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Ethridge v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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