(Citation and punctuation omitted.) Durland v. Colotl, 359 Ga. App. 170, 172 (1), 855 S.E.2d 83 (2021). The record shows that Simmons and Turner were involved in a car accident on August 29, 2019, when Turner was 16 years old.
"We review the trial court's ruling on a motion to dismiss under the de novo standard of review." Durland v. Colotl , 359 Ga. App. 170, 172 (1), 855 S.E.2d 83 (2021) (citation and punctuation omitted). As a threshold matter, OCGA § 9-2-61 (a) provides as follows:
We review this question de novo. See Durland v. Colotl , 359 Ga. App. 170, 172 (1), 855 S.E.2d 83 (2021). The Alstons’ cause of action arose when they were allegedly injured on March 16, 2017, and after voluntarily dismissing their suits on November 25, 2019, without having served Hudson or Owners, the Alstons attempted to renew the actions in February 2020, nearly three years after Hudson allegedly injured them.
We review this question de novo. See Durland v. Colotl, 359 Ga.App. 170, 172 (1) (855 S.E.2d 83) (2021). The Alstons' cause of action arose when they were allegedly injured on March 16, 2017, and after voluntarily dismissing their suits on November 25, 2019, without having served Hudson or Owners, the Alstons attempted to renew the actions in February 2020, nearly three years after Hudson allegedly injured them.
On September 6, 2019, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the action without prejudice. (Punctuation omitted.) McWilliams v. Parker , 362 Ga. App. 147, 867 S.E.2d 151 (2021), quoting Durland v. Colotl , 359 Ga. App. 170, 172 (1), 855 S.E.2d 83 (2021).
(Citations and punctuation omitted.) Ragan , 319 Ga. App. at 446-447 (2), 744 S.E.2d 337 ; see Durland v. Colotl , 359 Ga. App. 170, 173 (1), n. 6, 855 S.E.2d 83 (2021) ; OCGA § 9-11-4 (f) (1) (A). "[T]his inquiry is heavily fact specific and must be done on a case-by-case basis." Henderson v. James , 350 Ga. App. 361, 365, 829 S.E.2d 429 (2019).