Brewer v. Thompson

Full title: BREWER v. THOMPSON

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jun 11, 1975

217 S.E.2d 395 (Ga. Ct. App. 1975)

217 S.E.2d 395

Opinion

50747.

SUBMITTED JUNE 2, 1975.

DECIDED JUNE 11, 1975.

Malpractice. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Wofford.

Grace W. Thomas, for appellant.

T. M. Smith, Jr., Hunter S. Allen, Jr., for appellee.

WEBB, Judge.

Appellee concedes that the instant judgment of dismissal must be reversed under the authority of Allstate Ins. Co. v. Dobbs, 134 Ga. App. 225 ( 213 S.E.2d 915) and cits., which held that an action could be refiled within six months after an automatic dismissal under Code Ann. § 81A-141(e). Accord, City of Chamblee v. Village of North Atlanta, 217 Ga. 517, 522 (3) ( 123 S.E.2d 663); Harris v. U.S. F. G. Co., 134 Ga. App. 739. See also Bowman v. Ware, 133 Ga. App. 799 ( 213 S.E.2d 58); Moore v. Tootle, 134 Ga. App. 232 ( 214 S.E.2d 184).

Judgment reversed. Bell, C. J., and Marshall, J., concur.

WEBB, Judge.

SUBMITTED JUNE 2, 1975 — DECIDED JUNE 11, 1975.