Court Opinion

ID: 9613296
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:15:57.930265+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:50:49.167094
License: Public Domain

Gregory, Justice,
dissenting.
The interpretation placed on OCGA § 51-1-11 (b) (2) by the majority will in some cases lead to unreasonable results in my opinion, therefore I respectfully dissent. If someone is injured by the use of personal property on the last day, or very near the end, of the ten-year period commencing with the date of first sale, there is a great likelihood the injured person would have no opportunity to file suit within the ten-year period. I think it much more reasonable to require that the injury occur within the ten-year period but then allow the usual two-year statutory period thereafter for filing suit. Since I view this as the reasonable approach to a resolution of the problem I would attribute such an intention to the General Assembly through the enactment of OCGA § 51-1-11 (b) (2).
I am authorized to state that Justice Smith and Justice Bell join in this dissent.