DARNELL v. CHRYSLER CORP.

No. 57031.

687 P.2d 132 (1984)

Emilianna DARNELL, Individually, and on behalf of the entire Estate of Burton Eugene Darnell, Sr., Appellant, v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION, a foreign corporation; Holley Carburetor, a division of Colt Industries of New York, a foreign corporation; Bob Copeland, and O.L. Copeland, a partnership, d/b/a Copeland Motor Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garvin A. Issacs, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Michael L. Darrah, Huckaby, Fleming & Frailey, Oklahoma City, for appellee, Holley Carburetor.


BARNES, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Darnell filed her manufacturer's products liability action on the final day of the two-year statute of limitations period.1 The summons which was filed in the court clerk's office along with the petition, designated service by mail. Although an entry was made on the docket sheet indicating that the summons was "issued" on the day of filing, it was not until the...

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