State v. Mitchell

Ray Thornton, Justice.

This case involves two issues: the interpretation of Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure relating to personal service inside the State, and sovereign immunity as a bar to appellee’s claim against the State.

Rule (4) (d)(1) of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure provides that substituted service of process may be made on an individual by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint “at his dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person residing therein who is at least 14 years of age . . . .” Appellant, the State of Arkansas Office of Child Support Enforcement…