Legal Opinion
King v. Seitzingers, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1981No. 62653PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff in a suit for personal injury by lead poisoning appeals the grant of summary judgment to the defendant on the ground that the action was barred by the statute of limitation. Held:
The action was filed on October 9,1979. Code Ann. § 3-1004 (Ga. L. 1767, Cobb, 562 through 1964, p. 763) is applicable and provides that actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrues.
Appellant contends that his cause of action did not accrue until he knew or reasonably should have known that appellee was the cause of his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harig v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Raymond v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Everhart v. Rich's, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Schiele v. Hobart Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Riley v. PresnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Welch v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- McAuley v. WillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Corporation of Mercer University v. National Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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