SIEVERS, Judge.
The statement "The action shall stand dismissed without prejudice as to any defendant not served within six months from the date the petition was filed" is found in Neb.Rev. Stat. § 25-217 (Reissue 1995). We discuss how such a dismissal occurs and its effect in determining whether the statute of limitations bars the filing and service of an amended petition when 6 months has run without service of the original petition.
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