Wise v. Siegel

This is an appeal from the denial of a Rule 60(b)(4), A.R.Civ.P., motion for relief from judgment. The motion challenged the service of process that led to a default judgment against the defendant.

The case arose from an automobile accident in Coffee County. The defendant lived and worked in Florida. The plaintiff filed a complaint in Coffee Circuit Court and attempted to obtain service of process on the defendant by certified mail. The plaintiff supplied the clerk with an incorrect address (the wrong town name), and the complaint was returned "unclaimed" because of that error. The plaintiff…