Georgia Court of Appeals

Barbara Forbes v. Cynthia Smith

A16A1327 August 18, 2016 Affirmed

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What the court decided

The legal issue was whether a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims was tolled by provisions related to tolling statutes concerning alleged crimes arising from the accident. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal, holding that the limitation period began running after the prosecution under the Uniform Traffic Citation was terminated.