McMILLIAN v. CITY OF ROCKMART

No. 81-7054 Summary Calendar.

653 F.2d 907 (1981)

Ernie H. McMILLIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ROCKMART, Buddy Cagle and Lee Hayes, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

August 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marson G. Dunaway, Jr., Rockmart, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

C. Stephen Malone, Rockmart, Ga., for City of Rockmart and Cagle.

Wayne W. Gammon, Cedartown, Ga., for Hayes.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Ernie McMillian, appellant, appeals the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Rockmart and two city police officers, appellees, on the basis that appellant's action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Because we find that the district court properly applied Georgia's two-year period of limitations applicable to personal injuries, we affirm the district court.<...

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