Germano v. Campbell

This is a civil action for negligence arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 1, 1969, on North Main Street, a public highway in the city of Providence.

On November 4, 1970, plaintiffs delivered a complaint and summons to the office of the sheriff of Providence County as authorized by Rule 3 of the Superior Court *525Rules of Civil Procedure1 with instructions to serve defendant at 100 Park Place in the city of Pawtucket. On April 5, 1971, the sheriff returned the complaint and summons to plaintiffs’ counsel with a notation entered thereon “unable to contact.” On July 6,…