Hughes v. Water World Water Slide, Inc.

Toal, Justice:

Kim Hughes (“Plaintiff’) filed a summons and complaint and delivered these papers to the sheriff of Horry County for service. Service was effected on the president of Wet World, Inc. (“Defendant”) during the period provided under 3(b), SCRCP, but after the running of the statute of limitations. The original summons and complaint misnamed the Defendant. The trial judge dismissed the action as barred by the statute of limitations. We REVERSE.

PACTS

The Plaintiff, a police officer, was injured on August 12, 1988 when he fell in a hole on Defendant’s premises while in pursuit of a…