Georgia Code
Article 3 - Employer’s Liability for Injuries to Railroad Employees
§ 34-7-46. Limitation Period for Institution of Action

No action shall be maintained under Code Sections 34-7-41 through 34-7-44 unless commenced within two years from the day the cause of action accrued.
History. Ga. L. 1909, p. 160, § 5; Civil Code 1910, § 2786; Code 1933, § 66-405.
Cross references.
Time limitation on actions against railroad companies for recovery of damages generally, § 46-1-2 .
Law reviews.
For article, “Statutes of Limitation: Counterproductive Complexities,” see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (1985).

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Georgia Code

Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations

Chapter 7 - Employment Generally; Employer’s Liability

Article 3 - Employer’s Liability for Injuries to Railroad Employees

§ 34-7-40. “Common Carrier” Defined

§ 34-7-41. Liability of Common Carrier by Railroad for Personal Injury or Death of Employee Generally

§ 34-7-42. Contributory Negligence of Employee

§ 34-7-43. Assumption of Risk Where Employer Is Contributorily Negligent

§ 34-7-44. Employer Exemptions From Liability Void; Allowable Setoffs