Court Opinion

ID: 9540914
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:20:47.570109+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:01:43.564660
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On Motion for Rehearing.
The last sentence of former Code Ann. § 81A-125 (a) (1) provided: “Unless the motion for substitution is made not later than 180 days after the death is suggested upon the record by service of a statement of the fact of the death as provided herein for the service of the motion, the action shall be dismissed as to the deceased party.” (Emphasis supplied.) The words emphasized were omitted in OCGA § 9-11-25 (a) (1). The defendant argues on motion for rehearing that the omission of these words reflects an intent on the part of the legis*249lature to alter the substantive meaning of this sentence. However, this conclusion conflicts with the legislative intent as expressed in OCGA § 1-1-2. See in this regard Porter v. State, 168 Ga. App. 703 (309 SE2d 919).
Decided March 13, 1985
Rehearing denied March 28, 1985
Sonja L. Salo, for appellant.
Michael K. Jablonski, Tash J. Van Dora, for appellee.

Motion for rehearing denied.