Nebraska Court of Appeals June 15, 1999, A-98-154 (Cotton v. Fruge)

Sievers, Judge.

This opinion addresses the consequences of a dismissal under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-217 (Reissue 1995) when a plaintiff fails to serve the defendants with process within the statutorily required 6 months of filing of the lawsuit.

BACKGROUND

On January 7, 1997, Allen R. Cotton filed a pro se complaint with a demand for a jury trial against Rickey J. Fruge, Jason P.