Robert Dale appeals from an order of dismissal for failure to effect service of process or bring the action to trial within the relevant statutory periods. This appeal raises the question of whether entry of a default and default judgment against a party tolls the three-year period for service.
Our answer to this question is not new; we reach the same conclusion as did the court in Ippolito v.
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