St. Jeor v. Kerr Corporation

Justice HIMONAS,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 This case concerns a straightforward application of the service of process provisions of Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 4(b). Barbara St. Jeor filed a wrongful death suit related to her husband's exposure to asbestos. She served a number of the named defendants within rule 4(b)s 120-day time-frame, but did not serve defendant Kerr Corporation until five years later, in Febru ary 2018. Kerr moved for dismissal, asserting that Ms. St. Jeor had not timely served it. The district court denied the motion and held that Ms. St. Jeor had complied with…