Webster v. Webster
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
834 So.2d 26 (2002)
Charles R. WEBSTER, Jr.
v.
Jean Lala WEBSTER.
No. 2001-CA-00570-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
October 17, 2002.
Rehearing Denied January 9, 2003.
Clement S. Benvenutti, Bay St. Louis, attorney for appellant.
William W. Dreher, Jr., Gulfport, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
WALLER, J., for the court.
¶ 1. This appeal presents the issue of what is considered to be "good cause" for failure to serve process within 120 days. We find that the plaintiff did not show good cause for failure to effect service of process within 120 days under Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 4(h)[1] and…
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