Georgia § 9-3-53 - Period of limitations not extended.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-3-53 — Period of limitations not extended., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-3-53. Period of limitations not extended.
Nothing in this article shall extend the period of limitations prescribed by the law of this state for the bringing of any action or shall postpone the time as of which a cause of action accrues. (Ga. L. 1968, p. 127, § 3.) Law reviews. - For article discussing architect liability for product design and supervision of construction, and the statute of limitations, see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 164 (1978).
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