Holt v. Dehay

The plaintiff alleges that she was employed at the East Windsor Drive-In Theatre as a ticket seller behind a ticket booth and that the defendant, owner and operator of a Plymouth car, struck the booth, injuring her.

Plaintiff sought to obtain jurisdiction by service on the defendant through the motor vehicle commissioner under § 52-63 of the General Statutes, which provides for constructive or substituted service of process where a defendant has left the state prior to commencement of the action or is not found at his recorded address. The defendant filed a plea in abatement challenging such…