Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Blastech, Inc.

David Newbern, Justice.

In this negligence case the appellant, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern Bell), mistakenly sued a company called “Blastech, Inc.” (Blastech), instead of “Blastech Drilling, Inc.” (Blastech Drilling), for cutting a telephone cable. The complaint was dismissed because the statute of limitations had run before Blastech Drilling was added as a defendant. We hold the Trial Court erred because, pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 15(c), the amendment related back to the time of the filing of the original complaint, thus the statute of limitations did not bar it.

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