Strickland v. Home Depot

Smith, Judge.

This appeal arises out of the trial court’s dismissal of Brenda Strickland’s personal injury lawsuit for failure to show due diligence in serving the complaint. We find no error and affirm.

Within the statute of limitation for filing a personal injury claim, Strickland filed suit in the State Court of Chatham County on October 14, 1996, alleging that she slipped and fell inside a Home Depot store on December 17, 1994. Strickland alleged in her complaint that Home Depot could be served through its registered agent and recited an Atlanta address of 2727 Paces Ferry Road. Although…