Isaias Tessema v. Catherine Ann Moulthrop
── Isaias Tessema v. Catherine Ann Moulthrop ──
Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
Date: September 30, 2025
Category: General
Decision: Trial court did not err granting plea in bar on statute of limitations; naming mistake misnomer, not misjoinder; refiled action after nonsuit to correct misnomer did not satisfy four protective preconditions of Code § 8.01-6 and cannot relate back to first filing; trial court not barred from adjudicating whether preconditions met; no notice given within statute of limitations
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