First Tennessee Bank, N.A. v. Dougherty

OPINION

McMURRAY, Judge.

We are called upon on this appeal to construe Rule 3 and Rule 4, Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure in pari materia. The trial court determined that service of process in this case was not timely returned in accordance with Rule 3 and that the statute of limitations was not thereby tolled. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The basic facts are not disputed. The plaintiff here, First Tennessee Bank, obtained a judgment against the defendant on May 17,1983. On May 13,1993, the plaintiff initiated this action to renew the judgment and prevent the 10 year statute of…