Carufel v. American Isuzu Motors, Inc.

BY JUDGE WILLIAM H. LEDBETTER, JR.

The issues to be decided are (1) whether plaintiffs must be dropped because of misjoinder and (2) if so, whether the claims of the dropped plaintiffs are barred because of the statute of limitations.

Facts

On May 5,1996, Stella Stacey Noussis was operating a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo on Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County, accompanied by Michelle Carufel and Carufel’s two children. According to the motion for judgment, Noussis made a sudden steering maneuver to avoid striking another vehicle, as a consequence of which the Isuzu went out of control and rolled over…