Supreme Court of Virginia June 8, 1990, Record 890868 (Dennis v. Jones)

JUSTICE COMPTON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle collision, we review the trial court’s refusal to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff. The judgment was based on service of process upon the defendant as a nonresident through the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).