Smith v. Quinn

MARTIN, Justice.

On 7 March 1986, within a week of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that she had been injured when she slipped and fell on premises leased from defendant. Plaintiff timely caused summons to issue, but waited until 7 April 1986 to deliver it to the sheriff. The same day the summons was returned unserved. Plaintiff secured the endorsement of the summons by the clerk, extending the period for service an additional thirty days, but did not subsequently deliver the summons to the sheriff for service. On 7 May 1986, 1…