WPC! +[L9>;3j9"k>  5Ex4h4A uXav+PA-ڻ32Ek1f$ %Y3ԸqMQd\W.5Z7{FޫԀAb]giGf!?*YBh#s5{v>MW Mrjw~v:uP+QV8+[C&&rѦ_9T&>%ATKNOXVILLE RHONDAG.GOLEY, <     )C/ANO.03A019809CV00293    4    <     ) 4 PlaintiffAppellant, <     )KNOXCIRCUIT   4    <     )v. 4    <     )HON.DALEWORKMAN,    4    <     )JUDGEANDREWJ.BROYLES,II,    )    4    <     )revREVERSEDAND 4 DefendantAppellee.    )REMANDED   FARRELLA.LEVY,McDONALD,LEVY&TAYLOR,Knoxville,forPlaintiffAppellant.JAMESS.MacDONALD,DUNN,MacDONALD&COLEMAN,P.C.,Knoxville,forDefendantAppellee.@% OPINION  "  4    <      D   Franks,J. 4  ThisappealarisesfromanautomobileaccidentthatoccurredonOctober8,1996.PlaintiffRhondaGoleyfiledsuitagainstdefendantAndrewBroylesonSeptember23,1997.Processwasissuedthenextday.Atthetimeoftheaccident,GoleyhadaninsurancepolicywithdefendantStateFarmAutomobileInsuranceCompanythatprovideduninsuredmotoristcoverage.GoleysattorneymailedacopyofthecomplainttoStateFarmonSeptember22,1997. 4  GoleylaterlearnedthatBroyleswasuninsured.AsummonswasissuedtoStateFarmonJanuary12,1998,andservedonJanuary21,1998.StateFarmmovedforsummaryjudgment,claimingthattheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsbarredGoleysclaim.TheTrialJudgeagreed,andgrantedthemotion.TheTrialCourterred :23 indismissingtheaction,because,inourview,plaintiffcompliedwithT.C.A.5671206(a). 4  StateFarmcontendsitwasnotproperlyservedwithprocess,andthatthestatuteoflimitationsbarsthisclaim,sincethestatuteoflimitationsforpersonalinjuriesisoneyearfromthedateoftheinjury.T.C.A.283104(a)(1).T.C.A.56-71206(a)addressestheprocedureforclaimsagainstuninsuredmotoristcarriers:0 4 0 4(#4(#Anyinsuredintendingtorelyonthecoveragerequiredbythispartshall,ifanyactionisinstitutedagainsttheownerandoperatorofanuninsuredvehicle,serveacopyoftheprocessupontheinsurancecompanyissuingthepolicyinthemannerprescribedbylaw,asthoughsuchinsurancecompanywereapartydefendant.  (# (#  4  NeitherpartycitesanyreportedTennesseecasedirectlyaddressingthisissue,andourresearchhasrevealednone.  #  1         4  TheVirginiaSupremeCourthasfacedtheissuebeforeusinGlenn  FallsIns.Co.V.Stephenson,367S.E.2d722(Va.1988).TheVirginiaCourtrelied  uponstatutorylanguageidenticaltoT.C.A.5671206:0 4 0 4(#4(#Thephrase inthemannerprescribedbylawmodifiesthewords shallserve,indicatingaclearlegislativeintenttolimittherequirementtothemannerofserviceofprocess,specificallydescribedelsewhereintheCode.Nowhereinthelanguageof[thestatute]dowefindanymentionofatimeperiodwithinwhichserviceistobemade.Ifthelegislaturehadintendedtocreatealimitationoftimeforsuchservice,wethinkitwouldhavedonesoinexplicitlanguage...[A]plaintiffinapersonalinjurycasemaynotdiscoverthatthetortfeasorisuninsuredorunderinsured(asinthiscase)untilafterthetortfeasorhasbeenservedwithprocess,whichmayoccuratatimeafterthestatuteoflimitationshasrun.  (# (# Id.at724. /((  4  Thisreasoningispersuasive.Seealso7AAm.Jur.2dAutomobile 1** Insurance589(citingGlennFallsandnotingthattheinsured neednotservethe 3,, insurerbeforetheexpirationofthelimitationsperiodagainstthetortfeasor,providedthetortfeasorwassuedbeforetheexpirationofsuchlimitationsperoiod.) 4  WecreversethesummaryjudgmentinfavorofStateFarmandremandwithcostofthecauseassessedtoappellee.@+ D  80   4    <     __________________________ <4   4    <     HerschelP.Franks,J.CONCUR:___________________________HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.DonT.McMurray,J.___________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.