Lake Oswego Review, Inc. v. Steinkamp

Plaintiff appeals from an order setting aside a default judgment entered against defendant after plaintiff had served him with the summons and complaint by certified mail, return receipt requested (restricted delivery), without first attempting personal service. There is no dispute that defendant received the envelope containing the documents. We are asked to decide that ORCP 7D authorizes that kind of service and that the court obtained personal jurisdiction over defendant and should not have set aside the judgment. We hold that the rule does not go that far, and affirm.

On November 30, 1982,…