Legal Opinion
Dolan v. Williams
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 6, 1998No. 289, 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Justice.
Appellant, Plaintiff/below, Robin Dolan, appeals from the Order of the Superior Court that dismissed her complaint for personal injuries, pursuant to Superior Court Civil Rule 4(j), because of her failure to have served on Defendani/below, Appellee, Maryann Williams, the complaint within 120 days of its filing. Dolan admits that the complaint was not served on Williams within 120 days of its filing, but contends that good cause exists to excuse the delay. Specifically, Do-lan argues that she reasonably believed that service had timely occurred because of Williams’ insurer’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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