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BOWMAN v. CONCEPCION

Record No. 102144.

722 S.E.2d 260 (2012)

283 Va. 552

Jacqueline BOWMAN v. Nicanor B. CONCEPCION.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery L. Elkins ( Carl E. McAfee , on brief), for appellant.

William W. Eskridge (Joseph Hall; Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, MIMS, and POWELL, JJ., and KOONTZ, S.J.

OPINION BY Senior Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal, we consider whether the requirement for a plaintiff to obtain service of process on a defendant within twelve months of filing an action, Code § 8.01-275.1 and Rule 3:5(e), was subject to extension by the circuit court for "good cause." We further consider whether the court correctly determined that the plaintiff's failure to obtain service on the defendant within twelve months from the filing...

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