Columbia Savings Ass'n, F.A. v. McPheeters

Burgess, J.:

RSC Electric, Inc., appeals the judgment of the trial court denying its motion to file its answer out of time. We affirm.

Columbia Savings Association (Columbia) filed a petition to foreclose construction loan mortgages on 10 tracts of real estate. The petition named multiple defendants, including the borrowers, Jeffrey and Priscilla McPheeters, and many lienholders, one of which was RSC Electric, Inc. (RSC), a mechanic’s lienholder. RSC was served through its president, Dale Smith, on February 4,1994.

RSC filed its answer and motion to file the answer out of time on July 14, 1994.…