Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Mullins
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided January 13, 1997No. 2618PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURETON, Judge:
Appellant, Leslie Eugene Montgomery, appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing his suit for failure to serve the respondents, David and Julia Mullins (the Mullinses) with a summons and complaint within a reasonable time after filing the pleadings with the clerk of court. 1 We affirm.
I. Facts
The parties were involved in an automobile accident on September 27, 1989. Montgomery commenced suit against the Mullinses by filing his summons and complaint with the Berkeley County Clerk of Court on September 23, 1992. After filing, the summons and complaint were forwarded to…
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