Forrest City MacHine Works, Inc. v. Lyons

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This is a second appeal involving these parties. Lyons v. Forrest City Machine Works, Inc., 301 Ark. 559, 785 S.W.2d 220 (1990). This appeal involves commencement of an action under ARCP Rules 3 and 4(i) and how those rules relate to the tolling of a statute of limitations.

In.Lyons I, Jimmy Lyons had filed a products liability suit against Forrest City Machine Works on February 17, 1986. That suit alleged Lyons had sustained a foot amputation on October 3,1985, and the injury resulted from Forrest City Machine Works’ negligent design and manufacture of a grain buggy. Lyons…