Legal Opinion

Reynolds v. Reynolds

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 21, 1986No. Civ. 5174PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

This is a divorce case.

On January 17, 1985, the husband, who was an inmate in the penitentiary system of this state, filed his divorce complaint pro se, and a summons was issued thereon. The sheriff returned the summons and complaint on February 27, 1985, with his return upon it being “not found” because the defendant, the wife, had moved. The record does not disclose any further efforts thereafter by the husband to obtain any type of service upon the wife. The trial court set the case by written order dated September 25, 1985, for a peremptory call on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hubbard v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  2. Eastman v. EastmanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  3. Aguilar v. SpradlinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  2. Nicholas Hoffman v. City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System and the Board of Managers of the City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-23-900802).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2024

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