Deloach v. Hewes

Blackburn, Judge.

Appellant Robert Deloach, by and through guardian and next friend, Arthur Deloach, Jr., plaintiff in the underlying action, appeals the trial court’s order granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment or in the alternative, motion to dismiss. The trial court determined that Deloach failed to exercise reasonable diligence in serving the defendants after the expiration of the statute of limitation.

Deloach filed the underlying action on October 15, 1992, for injuries arising out of an incident that occurred on October 19, 1990. The complaint included the defendants’…