TURNER v. EVANS

39967.

251 Ga. 486 (1983)

306 S.E.2d 921

TURNER v. EVANS et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kane, McGuire & Salo, Sonja L. Salo, for appellant.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Daryl A. Robinson, Victoria H. Soto, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellees.


BELL, Justice.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has certified the following question to this court: "Does Georgia law require a person confined (in a jail or prison) at the time a cause of action arises to file suit within the applicable statutory limitation period or does OCGA § 9-3-90 (Ga. Code § 3-801) toll the statute of limitations?"

Our Court of Appeals has previously addressed this issue in Maddox v. Hall County...

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