Hampton v. Meyer

PRESENT: All the Justices CALVIN HAMPTON OPINION BY v. Record No. 191194 JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS August 27, 2020 NOAH J. MEYER FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Beverly W. Snukals, Judge In this appeal, we consider whether the misidentification of a defendant in a complaint was a misnomer or a misjoinder, and whether the filing of a new complaint to correct it after a nonsuit was barred by the statute of limitations. I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW Calvin Hampton was a passenger in a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu when it was struck by a 1997 GMC Suburban outside a shopping…