Cascade Development, Inc. v. City of Bozeman

¶1 Cascade Development, Inc. (Cascade) appeals from an order of the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County, granting the City of Bozeman’s (Bozeman) motion to quash service and dismiss Cascade’s complaint. We affirm.

¶2 We rephrase the issues for review:

¶3 Issue one: was the District Court correct in determining that Cascade had not validly served its summons and complaint on Bozeman pursuant to M. R. Civ. P. é(k)?

¶4 Issue two: was the District Court correct in concluding that Bozeman was not estopped from asserting defective service of process?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶5 A…