Templeton v. KyKenKee, Inc.

SHAW, Justice.

Nicholson Manufacturing Limited (“Nicholson”) petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Tuscaloosa Circuit C°urt to enter a summary judgment in its favor on the ground that .Gerald A. Templeton’s substitution of Nicholson for a fictitiously named defendant was made after the expiration of the applicable statutory limitations period and does not “relate back” to the filing of the original complaint. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

On December 31, 2010, Casimiro Deleon Ixcoy died as the result .of injuries sustained at KyKenKee,…