Entergy Mississippi, Inc. v. Richardson

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This is a direct appeal from the Hinds County Circuit Court. The trial *289court granted plaintiff Karen Richardson’s motion to reinstate a negligence action arising out of a 2001 automobile accident involving a truck owned by defendant En-tergy Mississippi, Inc., (“Entergy”). Richardson’s action had been dismissed for failure to prosecute. We find that the trial court erred in granting the motion to reinstate. While the statute of limitations did not operate to preclude an evaluation of the merits for equitable relief under Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure…