Actions for injuries to personalty shall be brought within four years after the right of action accrues.
History. Laws 1767, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 562.; Laws 1805, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 564.; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 233, § 4; Code 1863, § 2991; Code 1868, § 3004; Code 1873, § 3059; Code 1882, § 3059; Civil Code 1895, § 3899; Civil Code 1910, § 4496; Code 1933, § 3-1002.
Cross references.
Injuries to personalty generally, T. 51, C. 10.
Law reviews.
For note, “The Effect of Georgia’s Architectural Statutes of Limitations on Real and Personal Property Claims for Negligent Construction,” see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 137 (1990).
For article, “2013 Georgia Corporation and Business Organization Case Law Developments,” see 19 Ga. St. B.J. 28 (April 2014).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Limitations of Actions
Article 2 - Specific Periods of Limitation
§ 9-3-20. Actions on Foreign Judgments
§ 9-3-24. Actions on Simple Written Contracts; Exceptions
§ 9-3-25. Open Accounts; Breach of Certain Contracts; Implied Promise; Exception
§ 9-3-26. Other Actions on Contracts; Exception
§ 9-3-27. Actions Against Fiduciaries
§ 9-3-28. Actions by Informers
§ 9-3-29. Breach of Restrictive Covenant
§ 9-3-30. Trespass or Damage to Realty
§ 9-3-30.1. Actions Against Manufacturers or Suppliers of Asbestos or Material Containing Asbestos
§ 9-3-30.2. Actions Against Persons Engaged in Land Surveying
§ 9-3-31. Injuries to Personalty
§ 9-3-33. Injuries to the Person; Injuries to Reputation; Loss of Consortium; Exception
§ 9-3-33.1. Actions for Childhood Sexual Abuse
§ 9-3-34. Article Not Applicable to Malpractice
§ 9-3-35. Actions by Creditor Seeking Relief Under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
§ 9-3-36. Limitations on Claims Arising Before Decedent’s Death