Rettig v. Ballard

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

liJimmy Rettig appeals a Pulaski County Circuit Court order dismissing his complaint with prejudice. The circuit court found that dismissal was required because Rettig failed to serve a complaint and valid summons within the 120 days allowed by Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i). Further, because the statute of limitations had expired by the time appellees Alton Ballard and Mississippi Coast Carrier filed their motion to dismiss, the circuit court dismissed the action with prejudice. Ret-tig argues that the circuit court erred in finding that the service of a…