Jackson v. Piper Aircraft Corp.

Banke, Judge.

This appeal is from a final order dismissing the appellee as a co-defendant in a wrongful death action. The plaintiff-appellant filed her complaint July 31, 1972, one day before the two-year statute of limitation expired. Although process was purportedly served August 1,1972 on "Bill Davis as »agent for Piper Aircraft Corp.,” defendant Piper did not file defensive pleadings or otherwise appear in the case until February 16,1973. On that date, the defendant moved to be dismissed for want of proper service and for want of jurisdiction and moved also to quash the return of service…