Kissee v. E-Z Pawn, LLC

DON E. BURRELL, Presiding Judge.

Ken and Janice Kissee (“Appellants”) appeal the trial court’s denial of their request to be relieved from the effects of a judgment the trial court had entered three years earlier, dismissing without prejudice a tort case they had brought against E-Z Pawn, LLC; Rodney Triplett; Don Hopper; and First Financial Insurance Company (“Respondents”). Because we find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ruling that Appellants’ motion was not brought within a reasonable time, we affirm the denial.

I. Procedural Background

On May 15, 2001, Appellants filed suit…