Settle v. Massey

NIMMONS, Judge.

In June, 1984, Willie Settle, a prisoner in the State’s correction system, filed a complaint seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained when he was struck by a metal awning. Pursuant to inquiries by Settle regarding the status of his case, Settle received, in September 1984, a letter from the Clerk of the Circuit Court stating that “the summons (sic) have been forwarded to the respective parties and we are expecting return from them any day now.”

On March 26,1985, having heard nothing further from the Clerk’s office regarding the issuance of summonses, Settle…