Franklin Collection Service, Inc. v. Gwenlyn M. Collins

WILSON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In this action to collect on a hospital bill, the jury awarded Franklin Collection Service Inc. (“FCS”) $233, and the circuit court entered judgment in favor of FCS on the jury’s verdict. FCS now attempts to appeal the circuit court’s pretrial denial of its motion for summary judgment, in which it sought a judgment for a greater amount ($950) plus attorneys’ fees. However, under this Court’s precedent, the pretrial ruling on FCS’s summary judgment motion was rendered moot and unappealable once the case proceeded to a jury trial and verdict. Because the only issue…