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No, 12214

          I N THE SUPREME C U T O THE STATE O M N A A
                           OR    F           F OTN

STATE O M N A A e x r e l , EQUITY SUPPLY COMPANY,
       F OTN
                                               Petitioner,

THE DISTRICT C U T O THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
               OR     F
THE STATE O MONTANA, i n and f o r t h e County of F l a t h e a d
            F
and t h e Honorable Robert S. K e l l e r , a Judge t h e r e o f ,
                                               Respondents.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING:

Counsel of Record
       For P e t i t i o n e r :
               Korn,Warden,Walterskirchen & C h r i s t i a n s e n ,Kalispe11
               M e r r i t t Warden argued, K a l i s p e l l , Montana.

       For Respondents:
               McGarvey, Morrison and Hedman, Whitefish, Montana.
               Frank B Morrison argued, Whitefish, Montana.

                                                     Submitted:      February 25, 1972
                                                        Decided:           -
                                                                   MAR 9 1972
M r . J u s t i c e Wesley C a s t l e s d e l i v e r e d t h e Opinion of t h e Court.

             This i s an o r i g i n a l proceeding i n which r e l a t o r Equity

Supply Company seeks a w r i t of s u p e r v i s o r y c o n t r o l d i r e c t e d

t o t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t of t h e e l e v e n t h j u d i c i a l d i s t r i c t , F l a t -

head County, Hon. Robert S. K e l l e r p r e s i d i n g .

             R e l a t o r i s one o f t h e defendants named i n Cause No.

21,801 i n Flathead County f i l e d March 2 2 , 1971, e n t i t l e d Edward

Pagel and Leona Pagel, P l a i n t i f f s v s . P h i l l i p Barr and Equity

Supply Company, Defendants, wherein p l a i n t i f f s seek damages f o r

p e r s o n a l i n j u r i e s a r i s i n g o u t of a motor v e h i c l e c o l l i s i o n on

January 31, 1964, i n Lincoln County.                          Defendant, P h i l l i p B a r r ,

has never been served w i t h process and has n o t appeared i n t h e

action.       Barr was a l l e g e d l y t h e d r i v e r of a motor v e h i c l e owned

by Equity Supply Company.

            A p r i o r i d e n t i c a l a c t i o n , Cause No. 18,685 i n t h e same

c o u r t i n Flathead County, was f i l e d on January 27, 1967,                                No

summons was i s s u e d on t h e complaint i n t h a t a c t i o n .                    O March 3 ,
                                                                                         n

1969, a n amended complaint was f i l e d seeking i d e n t i c a l damages.

On t h a t d a t e summons was i s s u e d and served on t h e d e f e n d a n t ,

r e l a t o r h e r e i n , on March 4 , 1969, over f i v e y e a r s a f t e r t h e a c c i -

dent.

            On A p r i l 3 , 1969, defendant Equity Supply Company

appeared by motion t o quash summons and t o d i s m i s s t h e a c t i o n ,

pursuant to Rule 4 1 ( e ) , M.R.Civ.P.                     B r i e f s were f i l e d and on

March 15, 1971, t h e p r e s i d i n g judge g r a n t e d t h e motion f o r t h e

reason t h a t summons was n o t i s s u e d w i t h i n one year of t h e d a t e

of commencement of t h e a c t i o n .               The d i s t r i c t judge wrote t h e

following memorandum w i t h h i s o r d e r :
"Section 93-4705 (7) , RCM, 1947, s p e c i f i c a l l y
 provided f o r t h e d i s m i s s a l of a c t i o n s wherein
 summons had n o t been i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r .
 This s t a t u t e was repealed i n 1961, c o n c u r r e n t l y
 w i t h t h e a d o p t i o n of t h e Rules of C i v i l Procedure.
 Rule 4 1 ( e ) , which has no c o u n t e r p a r t i n t h e
 F e d e r a l Rules, was adopted i n 1963, and i t pro-
 vided t h a t u n l e s s summons s h a l l have been served
 and r e t u r n made w i t h i n t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r commence-
 ment of t h e a c t i o n , t h e a c t i o n should be dismissed.
 Rule 41(e) was a g a i n amended i n 1965, but t h e 1963
 r u l e came o u t of t h e old S e c t i o n 93-4705.           That
 s t a t u t e n o t only provided f o r a d i s m i s s a l i f summons
 had n o t been i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r , but i t a l s o
 provided f o r a d i s m i s s a l i f s e r v i c e and r e t u r n
 of summons had n o t been made w i t h i n t h r e e y e a r s ,
 a s Rule 4 1 ( e ) , i n i t s 1963 v e r s i o n attempted t o
 s t a t e . Rule 4 1 ( e ) , a s amended i n 1965, i s , f o r
 t h e p a r t t h a t i s r e l e v a n t t o t h i s motion, t a k e n
 almost d i r e c t l y from S e c t i o n 93-4705.

 "Section 93-3002, RCM, 1947, s p e c i f i c a l l y provided
 t h a t p l a i n t i f f may have summons i s s u e d w i t h i n one
 y e a r a f t e r t h e f i l i n g of t h e complaint. T h i s
 s t a t u t e was n o t r e p e a l e d when t h e r u l e s were adopted
 and i n f a c t has never been r e p e a l e d a s such, but was
 superseded by Rule 41(e) a s amended by Supreme Court
 Order 10750. Rule 4 1 ( e ) , i n i t s 1963 v e r s i o n , was
 amended t o i t s p r e s e n t v e r s i o n by Supreme Court Order
 10750, i . e . , t h e p r e s e n t Rule 41(e) supersedes S e c t i o n
 93-3002, and based upon t h e commission n o t e t o t h e
 1965 amendment, i t a l s o i n c o r p o r a t e s S e c t i o n 93-4705(7),
 RCM, 1947, now r e p e a l e d ,
 1I
   It i s now c l e a r t h a t a l l a c t i o n s now commenced
 s h a l l be dismissed by t h e Court:

        "1. Unless summons s h a l l have been i s s u e d
w i t h i n one y e a r , o r ,

       "2.    Unless summons i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r
s h a l l have been s e r v e d and r e t u r n made and f i l e d
w i t h t h e C l e r k w i t h i n t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r t h e com-
mencement of t h e a c t i o n , o r ,

     "3. Unless appearance has been made by t h e
 defendant t h e r e i n w i t h i n s a i d t h r e e y e a r s .

"The complaint i n t h i s a c t i o n was f i l e d on January
27, 1967, and i f a summons were then i s s u e d , i t
has n o t been r e t u r n e d , i n s o f a r a s t h e f i l e r e f l e c t s .
An amended complaint was f i l e d on March 3 , 1969, and
a summons was then i s s u e d on t h e amended complaint.
This was improper. N summons can i s s u e w i t h i n one
                                   o
y e a r a f t e r t h e f i l i n g of t h e complaint, and t h e
amended complaint would r e l a t e back t o t h e d a t e o f
t h e f i l i n g of t h e o r i g i n a l complaint."
            During t h e seven y e a r p e r i o d , d i f f e r e n t c o u n s e l appeared

both a s t o t h e o r i g i n a l complaint and t h e amended complaint.

Following t h e d i s m i s s a l of Cause 18,685 on March 15, 1971,

a n o t h e r new counsel appeared and on March 22, 1971, a complaint

was f i l e d a s a new a c t i o n , but i d e n t i c a l i n a l l ways t o t h e

p r e v i o u s l y dismissed a c t i o n .    A f t e r s e r v i c e of process on r e l a t o r

a s one of t h e d e f e n d a n t s , r e l a t o r f i l e d i t s answer s e t t i n g f o r t h

a s a f f i r m a t i v e defenses s e c t i o n 93-2605, R.C .M.         1947, ( t h e t h r e e

y e a r s t a t u t e of l i m i t a t i o n s ) , and r e s j u d i c a t a by reason o f t h e

d i s m i s s a l of Cause No. 18,685. A t t h e same time, r e l a t o r f i l e d a

motion f o r summary judgment a s t o t h e i s s u e of l i a b i l i t y by

reason of t h e a f f i r m a t i v e d e f e n s e s .

            O January 12, 1972, Judge K e l l e r denied t h e motion f o r
             n

summary judgment.            Again, a s i n t h e previous c a s e , Judge K e l l e r

wrote a memorandum:

            "Whitcraft v s . Semenza, 1965, 145 Mont. 94, 97,
            399 Pac 2d. 757, i s a c a s e d i r e c t l y i n p o i n t , and
            i t c l e a r l y holds t h a t a d i s m i s s a l under t h e p r o v i -
            s i o n s o f Rule 4 1 ( e ) i s n o t r e s j u d i c a t a , does n o t
            c o n s t i t u t e a bar t o a n o t h e r s u i t on t h e same c l a i m ,
            and i s n o t a d i s m i s s a l upon t h e m e r i t s .

            " P l a i n t i f f r e l i e s upon t h e p r o v i s i o n s of S e c t i o n
            93-2708, RCM, 1947, t o avoid t h e s t a t u t e of l i m i t a -
            t i o n s , which o r d i n a r i l y would have run i n t h i s c a s e .
            Defendant t a k e s t h e p o s i t i o n t h a t t h a t s t a t u t e i s
            n o t a p p l i c a b l e i n t h i s c a s e s i n c e t h e previous d i s -
            m i s s a l of t h i s c a s e under t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f Rule 4 1 ( e )
            c o n s t i t u t e d a d i s m i s s a l of t h e complaint f o r n e g l e c t
            t o p r o s e c u t e t h e a c t i o n . C i t e d c a s e s , and l e g a l
            a u t h o r i t i e s , a r e d i v i d e d on t h e q u e s t i o n of whether
            o r n o t t h e f a i l u r e t o i s s u e summons i s a n e g l e c t t o
            p r o s e c u t e t h e a c t i o n . S u f f i c e i t t o s a y t h a t Rule
            41(b) provides t h a t a f a i l u r e t o p r o s e c u t e t h e a c t i o n
            o p e r a t e s a s a n a d j u d i c a t i o n upon t h e m e r i t s , and then
            provides f o r Rule 41(e) which i s a d i s m i s s a l f o r
            f a i l u r e t o s e r v e a summons, i . e . , t h e l a t t e r cannot
            be a n e g l e c t t o p r o s e c u t e t h e a c t i o n . 11

            The two memorandums of t h e t r i a l judge a c t u a l l y s e t f o r t h

t h e problem presented h e r e .             This Court g r a n t e d a n ex p a r t e a l -

t e r n a t i v e o r d e r t o show cause.       Return was made, b r i e f s f i l e d

and t h e m a t t e r f u l l y argued.
              ela at or 's p o s i t i o n i s t h a t t h e d i s m i s s a l of Cause No.

18,685 under Rule 4 1 ( e ) , M.R.Civ.P.,                     f o r f a i l u r e t o have summons

i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r c o n s t i t u t e d "a d i s m i s s a l of t h e complaint

f o r n e g l e c t t o p r o s e c u t e t h e a c t i o n " and t h e r e f o r e p l a i n t i f f s

were n o t e n t i t l e d t o t h e e x t e n s i o n of l i m i t a t i o n s provided f o r i n

s e c t i o n 93-2708, R.C.M.           1947.       This being t h e c a s e , r e l a t o r r e a s o n s ,

t h e t h r e e y e a r s t a t u t e of l i m i t a t i o n s provided f o r i n s e c t i o n

93-2605, R.C.M.            1947, i s a p p l i c a b l e t o Cause No. 21,801 and t h e

motion f o r summary judgment should have been g r a n t e d .                               Relator

a l s o urges t h a t t h e e f f e c t of t h e d i s m i s s a l of Cause No. 18,685

f o r f a i l u r e t o have t h e summons i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r was a

d i s m i s s a l f o r f a i l u r e t o p r o s e c u t e and o p e r a t e s a s a n a d j u d i c a -

t i o n upon t h e m e r i t s and i s thus r e s j u d i c a t a .

             P l a i n t i f f s below r e l y on s e c t i o n 93-2708, R.C,M.                 1947,

which provides :
             II
               P r o v i s i o n where judgment has been r e v e r s e d . I f
             a n a c t i o n i s commenced w i t h i n t h e time l i m i t e d
             t h e r e f o r , and a judgment t h e r e i n i s r e v e r s e d on
             a p p e a l , without awarding a new t r i a l , o r t h e
             a c t i o n is terminated i n any o t h e r manner than by
             a voluntary discontinuance, a dismissal of t h e
             complaint f o r n e g l e c t t o p r o s e c u t e t h e a c t i o n ,
             o r a f i n a l judgment upon t h e m e r i t s , t h e p l a i n t i f f ,
             o r , i f he d i e s , and t h e cause of a c t i o n s u r v i v e s ,
             h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , may commence a new a c t i o n f o r
             t h e same c a u s e , a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f t h e time
             s o l i m i t e d , and w i t h i n one y e a r a f t e r such a
             r e v e r s a l o r t e r m i n a t i o n . 1I

             P l a i n t i f f s a r g u e t h a t s e c t i o n 93-2708 i s a "saving

s t a t u t e " enabling p l a i n t i f f s t o r e f i l e even though t h e s t a t u t e

of l i m i t a t i o n s had run and t h e f i r s t c a s e had been dismissed

f o r f a i l u r e t o have a summons i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r .                Plaintiffs

go on t o a r g u e t h a t t h e only way a d i s m i s s a l under Rule 4 1 ( e ) ,

M.R.Civ.P.,        could be a n a d j u d i c a t i o n upon t h e m e r i t s would be

i f Rule 41(e) i s contemplated i n t h e language of Rule 41(b) a s

a ' ' f a i l u r e t o prosecute".
           A s noted i n t h e second memorandum of Judge K e l l e r , t h e

c a s e o f W h i t c r a f t v. Semenza, 145 Mont. 94, 96, 399 P.2d 757,

c o n t a i n s language concerned h e r e .           Also, a s noted i n Judge

~ e l l e r ' smemorandums, t h e h i s t o r y of Rule 41, M.R.Civ.P.,                      is

involved.      I n S t a t e ex r e l . Baldwin v. D i s t r i c t Court, 142 Mont.

64, 68, 381 P.2d 473, decided i n 1963 p r i o r t o t h e amendment i n

1965 of Rule 4 1 ( e ) , t h i s Court h e l d t h a t where a summons i s s u e d
                           w s
                            a
on May 23, 1958, b u t l n o t served u n t i l December 20, 1962, s e c t i o n

93-4705, R.C.M.        1947, operated s o a s t o p l a c e a l i m i t a t i o n of

t h r e e y e a r s on s e r v i c e o f summons f o r a l l purposes.

           I n a somewhat p a r a l l e l s i t u a t i o n a s h e r e involved, t h e

Court i n Baldwin s a i d :

          "The a f f i d a v i t f i l e d by t h e p l a i n t i f f adminis-
          t r a t o r i n t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t i n d i c a t e s changes
          of counsel and a p p a r e n t l a c k of d i l i g e n c e i n
          e f f e c t i n g t h e s e r v i c e by counsel. These m a t t e r s
          a r e u n f o r t u n a t e , p a r t i c u l a r l y h e r e where t h e
          s t a t u t e o f l i m i t a t i o n s has run a g a i n s t t h e c l a i m
          f o r r e l i e f , but t h e r e a r e two s i d e s i n a l l l i t i g a -
          t i o n . Here t h e wreck occurred December 17, 1956.
          O December 20, 1962, t h e defendant was served w i t h
            n
          process c a l l i n g upon him t o defend an a c t i o n f o r
          damages which had occurred s i x y e a r s and t h r e e days
          p r e v i o u s l y . Such d e l a y i n p r o s e c u t i o n should n o t
          be t o l e r a t e d , and i s n o t under our law. Whether
          o r n o t a c t i o n s o f c o u n s e l s e l e c t e d by t h e p l a i n t i f f -
          a d m i n i s t r a t o r c a n ' b e excused o r condoned i s n o t
          b e f o r e us i n t h i s proceeding."

          Fallowing Baldwin, W h i t c r a f t was decided on March 5 ,

1965.    Rule 41(e) was amended t h e r e a f t e r and t h e Commission n o t e

r e a d s a s follows:

          "This c l a r i f i e s and brings t o g e t h e r t h e l a c h e s
          p r o v i s i o n s w i t h r e s p e c t t o i s s u a n c e and s e r v i c e
          of summons. A t p r e s e n t Rules 4 C ( l ) , 4 1 ( e ) ,
          S e c t i o n 93-3002, R.C.M. 1947, and Rule 12(b)
          a l l need t o be r e f e r r e d t o . This amendment i n -
          c o r p o r a t e s t h e l a c h e s p r o v i s i o n o f S e c t i o n 93-
          4705(7), R.C.M. 1947, which was r e p e a l e d by
          Chapter 13 of t h e 1961 Session Laws.
            "This amendment r e n d e r s S e c t i o n 93-3002, R.C .M.
            1947, unnecessary, and t h a t s e c t i o n superseded
            and added t o Tables B and C."

             I n W h i t c r a f t t h e Court h e l d t h a t t h e r a i s i n g of f a i l u r e

t o s e r v e summons w i t h i n t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r i s s u a n c e could be by

motion r a t h e r than pleaded; and t h a t t h e f a i l u r e t o s e r v e t h e

summons w i t h i n t h r e e y e a r s could be r a i s e d a s a bar even though

s e c t i o n 93-4705, R.C.M.        1947, had been r e p e a l e d ; and even though

Rule 41(e) had n o t been adopted t o cover t h e s i t u a t i o n p r e s e n t e d .

I n W h i t c r a f t t h e following language appears :

            "It must be borne i n mind t h a t t h e Rule i s
            n o t h i n g more than a r u l e of procedure, de-
            signed t o encourage promptness i n t h e prose-
            c u t i o n of a c t i o n s . Dismissal thereunder i s
            n o t based upon t h e absence of a c l a i m , nor
            upon any d e f e c t i n t h e s u b s t a n t i v e r i g h t , nor
            i s t h e Rule a s t a t u t e of l i m i t a t i o n b a r r i n g
            t h e c l a i m a f t e r l a p s e of t h e s p e c i f i e d time.
            While a n a c t i o n may be dismissed t h e c l a i m
            remains. An o r d e r o f d i s m i s s a l i s n o t r e s
            j u d i c a t a , i t does n o t c o n s t i t u t e a bar t o
            a n o t h e r s u i t on t h e same claim. It i s a funda-
            mental r u l e t h a t a judgment i s n o t r e s j u d i c a t a
            u n l e s s it i s on t h e m e r i t s , and a d i s m i s s a l
            under t h e Rule i s n o t . "

This language makes Judge ~ e l l e's f e e l i n g o f o b l i g a t i o n under-
                                    r

standable.        However, i n t h e c o n t e x t i n which i t was used, a s a

prelude t o t h e d i s c u s s i o n of ~ h e t h e .Rble 4 1 ( e ) was then t o be
                                                     r

used r e t r o s p e c t i v e l y a s contended by t h e a p p e l l a n t i n W h i t c r a f t ,

t h e language i s l i m i t e d t o t h a t c o n t e x t .

            A s Rule 41(e) i s now w r i t t e n , a n o r d e r of d i s m i s s a l i s

a bar t o a n o t h e r s u i t on t h e same c l a i m , i f , a s h e r e , t h e s t a t u t e

of l i m i t a t i o n s a s w e l l a s t h e period provided f o r by t h e r u l e ,

have run.        S e c t i o n 93-2708, R.C.M.        1947, a s quoted p r e v i o u s l y ,

has been l i m i t e d t o t h a t e x t e n t by t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f Rule 41.

A s we s a i d i n t h e above quoted p o r t i o n o f Baldwin, such d e l a y i n

p r o s e c u t i o n should n o t be t o l e r a t e d , and i s n o t under our law.
Rule 41(e) i s e x p l i c i t and i n c o r p o r a t e s t h e l a c h e s p r o v i s i o n s

p r e v i o u s l y contained i n s e c t z o n 93-470>(7), R.C .M.              1947.       Any

o t h e r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n would make Rule 41, M.R.Civ.P.,               and i t s

s u b d i v i s i o n s meaningless and they would simply become t e c h n i c a l

d e f e c t s which could be e n d l e s s l y c o r r e c t e d upon being c a l l e d t o

t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e Court.

            Having found t h a t s e c t i o n 93-2708, R.C.M.                 1947, does

n o t o p e r a t e t o s a v e a c l a i m where t h e f a i l u r e t o have summons

issued within t h e s t a t u t o r y period            o f l i m i t a t i o n s had o c c u r r e d ,

i t then follows t h a t t h e o r d e r of t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t should be

r e v e r s e d and t h e c a s e dismissed.

            It i s s o ordered.

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                                                          Associate J u s t i c e

    Associate J u s t i c e s .
M r . J u s t i c e Frank I. Haswell, s p e c i a l l y c o n c u r r i n g .

        I concur i n t h e r e s u l t reached by t h e m a j o r i t y , b u t

d i s a g r e e w i t h i t s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of Rule 4 1 ( e ) , M.R.Civ.P.

        The m a j o r i t y h o l d s t h a t a n o r d e r of d i s m i s s a l i s a

bar t o a n o t h e r s u i t by t h e same p a r t i e s on t h e same c l a i m

only i f t h e s t a t u t e o f l i m i t a t i o n s , a s w e l l a s t h e p e r i o d

provided i n Rule 4 1 ( e ) , h a s run.               I n m view, a d i s m i s s a l
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under Rule 4 1 ( e ) o p e r a t e s independently of any s t a t u t e o f

l i m i t a t i o n s , and a d i s m i s s a l t h e r e u n d e r f o r f a i l u r e t o have

a summons i s s u e d w i t h i n one y e a r b a r s a subsequent a c t i o n

between t h e same p a r t i e s on t h e same c l a i m .

        The o p e r a t i v e words of Rule 4 1 ( e ) t h a t a r e p e r t i n e n t

h e r e provide:

        'I*   * * all        actions heretofore or hereafter
        commenced s h a l l be d i s m i s s e d by t h e c o u r t
        i n which t h e same s h a l l have been commenced
        ***        u n l e s s summons s h a l l have been i s s u e d
        w i t h i n one y e a r   * * *."
        The purpose of t h i s Rule i s n o t o n l y t o promote d i l i g e n t

p r o s e c u t i o n of c l a i m s once s u i t has been f i l e d t h e r e o n ,

a l s o t o bar f u r t h e r prosecution of lached lawsuits.                         The

Commission Note t o amended Rule 41(e) makes t h i s c l e a r i n

t h e f o l l o w i n g language, quoted i n p a r t a s f o l l o w s :

       "This c l a r i f i e s and b r i n g s t o g e t h e r t h e l a c h e s
       p r o v i s i o n s w i t h r e s p e c t t o i s s u a n c e and s e r v i c e
       of summons         * * *.         T h i s amendment i n c o r p o r a t e s
       t h e l a c h e s p r o v i s i o n s of S e c t i o n 93-4705 (7) , R . C.M.
       1947, which was r e p e a l e d by Chapter 1 3 o f t h e
       1961 S e s s i o n Laws       * * *."         (Emphasis added)

        T h i s purpose i s completely d e f e a t e d by i n t e r p r e t i n g

Rule 4 1 ( e ) , M.R.Civ.P.         ,   t o permit a subsequent r e f i l i n g o f

a l a c h e d l a w s u i t p r e v i o u s l y d i s m i s s e d s o long a s t h e s t a t u t e

of l i m i t a t i o n s has n o t e x p i r e d .   A c c o r d i n g l y , I would d i r e c t l y

o v e r r u l e t h e language quoted i n t h e m a j o r i t y o p i n i o n from
W h i t c r a f t v. Semenza, 145 Mont. 94, 399 P.2d 757, decided

p r i o r t o t h e amendment of Rule 4 1 (e) , which I b e l i e v e t o

be a t v a r i a n c e w i t h t h e purpose and express language of

amended Rule 41 (e) , M.R.Civ. P.

       O t h e foregoing b a s i s , I would hold t h a t Judge ~ e l l e 's
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o r d e r of March 15, 1971, d i s m i s s i n g t h e o r i g i n a l s u i t f o r

t a i l u r e t o have summons i s s u e d w i t h i n one year ended f u r t h e r

prosecution of t h e same c l a i m i r r e s p e c t i v e of t h e s t a t u t e of

limitations.

                                             Associate J u s t i c e .