Georgia Court of Appeals

Chris Covault v. Austin Harris

A16A0139 June 7, 2016 Affirmed

Automated case summary

What the court decided

The legal issue was whether Covault properly satisfied service requirements under the Georgia Nonresident Motorist Act despite the statute of limitations expiring. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to dismiss because Covault failed to strictly comply with the NRMA's requirement to serve Harris at his known address before the statute of limitations expired.