Myrtle Booth v. Steven C. William, M.D.

CARLTON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶1. Myrtle Booth, as executor of Gladys Gardner’s estate,' filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Dr. Steven C. Williams, Southwest Surgical Specialists LLC, and Dr. William N. Dixon d/b/a W.N. Dixon MD, PA (collectively, the Defendants). The Pike County Circuit Court granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss Booth’s complaint, and Booth appeals.

¶2. The critical question before this Court is whether the circuit court abused its discretion by setting aside its two previous orders that granted Booth extensions of time to effectuate service of process. Upon review, we…