Triplett v. Beachwood Village, Inc.

Vukovich, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, William and Sheila Triplett, appeal the decision of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that dismissed their lawsuit with prejudice for failure to obtain service over the defendants within one year. We are faced with various arguments concerning the effect of the failure of service and the saving statute. However, the main issues are whether the trial court properly dismissed the complaint with prejudice merely because service was not perfected within one year and whether the filing of an amended complaint was equivalent to filing a new…