Legal Opinion
Noel Michaud v. Sarah Davidson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2019No. 17-3472PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STRAS, Circuit Judge.
After suing Sarah Davidson for injuries arising out of a car accident, Noel Michaud attempted to serve Davidson by having a local sheriff's deputy leave a copy of the summons and complaint with Davidson's father, who then handed them to Davidson just hours later. The magistrate judge, acting by consent of the parties, dismissed Michaud's lawsuit on the theory that Minnesota does not recognize "secondhand service." See Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.03(a). We reverse.
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Michaud's lawsuit arose out of an injury she suffered in a 2010 car accident with Davidson. At the time, Davidson was…
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