Normas sobre jurisdicción en accidentes de vehículos en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un accidente con un camión de otra ciudad, puedes demandar en el lugar donde ocurrió el accidente. Esto significa que no tienes que ir a la ciudad del camión para hacer la demanda.

Es como si estuvieras jugando a las canicas en el patio de tu casa. Si alguien rompe una ventana mientras juega, puedes decidir si lo resuelves en tu patio o en el patio del otro chico.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, que vive en Atlanta, tiene un accidente con un camión que viene de Florida. Juan puede presentar su demanda en el condado donde ocurrió el accidente, en lugar de tener que ir a Florida para llevar el caso.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

r political subdivision. - In action against county hospital authority and ambulance driver by automobile accident victim, the hospital authority was exempt from the venue provision of former O.C.G.A. § 46-7-17 under the exemption provided for vehicles operated by any state or subdivision thereof in former O.C.G.A. § 46-1-1(7)(C)(viii). Calhoun County Hosp. Auth. v. Walker, 205 Ga. App. 259 , 421 S.E.2d 777 (1992), cert. denied, 205 Ga. App. 899 , 421 S.E.2d 777 (1992) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 46-7-17). Not all venue options applicable to nonresident carrier. - Last sentence of subsection (b) of former O.C.G.A. § 46-7-17 did not mean that any and all venue provisions relative to an action against an insurer were applicable, at the election of the plaintiff, in a tort action against a motor carrier. What the sentence did mean was that the statute's venue provisions were not exclusive with regard to a suit against a motor carrier and that venue can be predicated upon any statute which was otherwise applicable. Thomas v. Bobby Stevens Hauling Contractors, 165 Ga. App. 710 , 302 S.E.2d 585 (1983) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 46-7-17). Venue in action arising out of transaction in this state against nonresident carrier. - It was provided that an action against a nonresident motor common carrier may be brought in the county where the cause of action or some part thereof arose, this did not have the effect of restricting or limiting the venue in that respect; this provis