Legal Opinion

Porter v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided May 20, 2011No. 103,323PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENE, C.J.:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to set aside a default judgment for actual and punitive damages in favor of William S. Porter and Burger O’Rourke, Inc., d/b/a Servpro of Bartlesville/Miami (Servpro), arguing service of process was defective, notice of the default judgment was not effected as required by K.S.A. 60-254(c), and the award of punitive damages was improper. Because we conclude that service of process was never effected on Wells Fargo Bank, the district court obtained no personal jurisdiction over Wells Fargo Bank and the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
  2. Wallace v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  3. Briscoe v. GettoSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
  4. Kansas Bd. of Regents v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1999
  5. Beck v. Atlantic Contracting Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1994

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3Cited by5 opinions

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