Hardware & Supply Co. v. Edward Davidson, M.D., Inc.

Defendant-appellant, Edward Davidson, M.D., Inc., appeals a judgment on an account, awarding $337.35 to plaintiff-appellee, the Hardware and Supply Company. This court reverses and remands.

Plaintiff filed the complaint September 12, 1984, with an attached statement indicating defendant owed $337.35 for “services rendered.” After service by certified mail was unsuccessful, service was made by regular mail. On October 24, 1984, within the allotted time, defendant filed for leave for a twenty-one-day extension to plead. When defendant failed to answer within the extended time, plaintiff moved…