Bay Plaza Management Company v. Estep

Plaintiff Bay Plaza Management Company brought an action in California on November 24, 1972, to recover for unpaid hotel services furnished to defendant by plaintiff in California. Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure, §§ 415.40 ① and 417.20, ② respondent mailed true copies of the summons and complaint to appellant at his Oregon business address by registered airmail, return receipt requested, on November 29,1972. The return receipt was signed by Mrs. Esther Wilson, who signed both appellant’s name and her own as “addressee’s agent.” The return receipt is dated December 1, 1972.…