Court Opinion

ID: 9594896
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 00:33:48.030383+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:01:25.086524
License: Public Domain

Blackburn, Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur with the majority opinion, but I wish to emphasize that nothing in this decision bars the appellants’ minor children from commencing new actions regarding their personal injury claims against the appellee. Although the appellants’ personal injury claims would have been barred by the applicable statute of limitation had we not concluded that those claims could be added under OCGA § 9-11-15, the limitation period for the claims of the minor children will not begin to run until their disability is removed by reaching the age of majority. OCGA § 9-3-90. Inasmuch as the personal injury claims of the appellants’ minor children may be recommenced, the interests of judiciál economy would be served by allowing addition of the children to the instant action. However, the requisite consent for such was not obtained pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-21, and the trial court properly disallowed their joinder.