Khatchi v. Landmark Restaurant Associates, Inc.

This appeal turns upon Code § 8.01-329(A1), which prescribes the affidavit requisite for long-arm service of process.

In 1982, Rosie Khatchi and her husband owned a building at 4111 Duke Street, in Alexandria. They leased the property to three individuals who were principals in Landmark Restaurant Associates, Inc., a Virginia corporation. The corporation operated a restaurant business in the building.

In November 1983, Mrs. Khatchi (the plaintiff) filed a motion for judgment against the corporation (the defendant), alleging that on March 10, 1982, as a patron of the restaurant, she had tripped…