Childs, supra, 134 Ga.App. at 780, 216 S.E.2d 360. See Douglas v. Seidl, 251 Ga.App. 147, 148, 553 S.E.2d 829 (2001); Zeigler v. Hambrick, 257 Ga.App. 356, 357(1), 571 S.E.2d 418 (2002); Carter v. McKnight, 260 Ga.App. 105, 106(2), 578 S.E.2d 901 (2003); Carver v. Tift County Hosp. Auth., 268 Ga.App. 153, 154, 601 S.E.2d 475 (2004); Dickson v. Amick, 291 Ga.App. 557, 559(1), 662 S.E.2d 333 (2008); McCullers v. Harrell, 298 Ga.App. 798, 799(1), 681 S.E.2d 237 (2009); Jones v. Brown, 299 Ga.App. 418, 419, 683 S.E.2d 76 (2009).In order to clarify this area of the law, we hereby overrule Bible, supra, Bowman, supra, Parker v. Shreve, supra, and each of the cases listed in footnotes two and four of this opinion, to the extent they misstate the rule governing the calculation of the five-day grace period embodied in OCGA § 9–11–4(c).
Our decision in that case appears to have resulted in additional decisions misstating the general rule, but reaching the correct result because service took place more than five days after the expiration of the limitation period and receipt of the summons and complaint. See Douglas v. Seidl, 251 Ga.App. 147, 148, 553 S.E.2d 829 (2001) ; Zeigler v. Hambrick, 257 Ga.App. 356, 357(1), 571 S.E.2d 418 (2002) ; Carter v. McKnight, 260 Ga.App. 105, 106(2), 578 S.E.2d 901 (2003) ; Carver v. Tift County Hosp. Auth., 268 Ga.App. 153, 154, 601 S.E.2d 475 (2004) ; Dickson v. Amick, 291 Ga.App. 557, 559(1), 662 S.E.2d 333 (2008) ; McCullers v. Harrell, 298 Ga.App. 798, 799(1), 681 S.E.2d 237 (2009) ; Jones v. Brown, 299 Ga.App. 418, 419, 683 S.E.2d 76 (2009).In order to clarify this area of the law, we hereby overrule Bible, supra, Bowman, supra, Parker v. Shreve, supra, and each of the cases listed in footnotes two and four of this opinion, to the extent they misstate the rule governing the calculation of the five-day grace period embodied in OCGA § 9–11–4(c).
” (Punctuation and footnote omitted.) McCullers v. Harrell, 298 Ga.App. 798, 800(2), 681 S.E.2d 237 (2009). See OCGA § 5–5–40(h)(authorizing sua sponte grant of new trial); State v. Freeman, 272 Ga. 813, 815(1), 537 S.E.2d 92 (2000) (looking to the substance of the order, rather than nomenclature, to discern its effect).
This enumeration is without merit. McCullers v. Harrell, 298 Ga. App. 798, 800 (2) ( 681 SE2d 237) (2009). See Stewart v. Turner, 229 Ga. App. 119, 120 (1) ( 493 SE2d 251) (1997).
April 1, 2009. Applications to the Supreme Court for Certiorari, Denied. 298 Ga. App. 798