Killingham v. Killingham
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Gary M. Gaertner, Jr., Presiding Judge
Introduction
William H, Killingham (Husband) appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment the. trial court entered upon Paula Killingham’s (Wife) petition for dissolution of marriage. Because we find service was improper, we reverse.
Background
Wife filed her petition for dissolution of marriage on October 1, 2014. On November 20,2014, a deputy sheriff delivered the summons and petition to-Husband’s residence. The deputy left the summons with the parties’ adult son, Alex, and filed a return of service so reflecting. Husband…
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