S & M Trucking, LLC v. Rogers Oil Co. of Columbia

WILSON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Rogers Oil Company of Columbia Inc. (Rogers Oil) filed suit against S & M Trucking LLC (S & M) in circuit court to collect an alleged debt. After it was unable to serve S & M’s agent or either of its members, Rogers Oil attempted service through the Secretary of State pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 79-35-13(b) (Rev.2013). S & M did not answer within thirty days, and Rogers Oil then obtained a default judgment. When S & M later learned of the default judgment, it moved to set it aside, arguing that it was void due to improper service of process.…