Long v. Bellamy

Bernes, Judge.

After dismissing her first lawsuit, Karen M. Bellamy filed this renewal suit seeking compensation for personal injuries, but she did not secure service on the defendant, Kimberly F. Long, until over a year later, after expiration of the statute of limitation. The trial court denied Long’s motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment in which Long argued that the limitation period had expired and Bellamy had not exercised due diligence in perfecting service. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of Bellamy. We conclude that as a…