Edwards v. Hanger

DONALDSON, Judge.

Nathan Edwards appeals the judgment of the Montgomery Circuit Court (“the trial court”) dismissing an action he had commenced for lack of prosecution. We hold that the circumstances of this case do not show such an unreasonable delay as to warrant a dismissal of Edwards’s action against Chad Wallis Hanger, the only defendant who has been served with process. The other defendants were never served with process, and Edwards does not challenge the judgment insofar as it dismisses his claims against them. We therefore reverse the judgment insofar as it dismissed Edwards’s claim…