Parker v. Shreve

Barnes, Judge.

Eileen Parker appeals the trial court’s determination that her personal injury action was barred by the statute of limitation due to her lack of diligence in serving the complaint. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Parker filed a complaint against Helena Shreve on September 22, 1998, alleging she sustained personal injuries in an automobile collision between the parties on November 7, 1996. The address Parker provided for service on Shreve was listed in the accident report and in the local telephone directory for that year, but on October 6, 1998, the marshal called…