Kangas v. Neely

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Desha County Circuit Court dismissing with prejudice a personal-injury claim filed by Appellant Maxine Kangas against Appellee Gary Neely. The reason for the dismissal was Kangas’s failure to comply with the service requirements of Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(i). The dismissal was with prejudice because the trial court found that the three-year statute of limitations had already run. For reversal, Appellant argues that the order extending the time for service is valid under Ark. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(2), which allows the trial court to enter…