Legal Opinion
Jones v. VASU
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 22, 2010No. W2009-01873-COA-R10-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly M. Kirby, J.
in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.
This appeal involves delay of service of process. The plaintiffs filed a complaint against the defendants, alleging medical malpractice by the defendants almost a year earlier. The plaintiffs delayed service on the defendants until they had an expert witness review their claim. Summonses were issued to the defendants over eleven months after the complaint was filed. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, alleging insufficiency of service of process, and as serting that the plaintiffs’ claims…
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