Murray v. Sloan Paper Co.

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

The Murrays sued Sloan Paper Company and its driver, alleging injuries caused by a collision between their car and the company’s leased truck. Plaintiffs appeal from the grant of corporation’s motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, motion to dismiss, and entry of final judgment as to that defendant based on its defense of insufficiency of service of process. We reverse.

A renewed complaint was filed on November 5, 1991. On November 7, a state court marshal went to defendant’s place of business to effect service. The marshal averred: “The process back had…