Callaway v. Goodwin

Branch, Judge.

Estelle Carroll Callaway sued Harmony Lynn Goodwin for injuries arising from a car accident that took place on August 10, 2010.1 Callaway filed suit on August 7, 2012, three days before the statute of limitation expired, and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office perfected service on August 22, 2012. Goodwin subsequently moved to dismiss Callaway’s action based on the fact that she had been served after the limitation period had expired, and asserting that Callaway had failed to act diligently to ensure service in a timely fashion. The trial court granted that motion, and Callaway…