Timothy C. Doughtie Advertising, Inc. v. Nelsen Steel & Wire Co.

Goolsby, Judge:

The appellant Timothy C. Doughtie Advertising, Inc., appeals an order of the trial court permitting the respondent Thomas E. O’Connor to file an answer to its second amended complaint. Doughtie Advertising charges the trial court with an abuse of discretion. We remand.

As originally filed, the action named only one defendant; Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Inc., d/b/a Scandals. Doughtie Advertising later amended its complaint to add Let Us Entertain You, Inc., and Thomas E. O’Connor as defendants. O’Connor answered timely.

Fourteen months after serving the original complaint and…