White v. Ray

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is an appeal from the chancellor’s refusal to set aside a default judgment for want of valid service of process upon the appellant-defendants.

On July 13, 1978, the appellee Ray, a building contractor, sued the appellants, residents of California, to recover a $2,246.77 balance due under a contract by which Ray had made improvements to the appellant’s property in Montgomery County. Service of process was attempted under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 27-339.1 (Repl. 1979), which requires the Secretary of State to send notice to the nonresident defendant by registered mail.…