Legal Opinion
Scanlan v. Townsend
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 30, 2013No. 69106-6-IPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchindler, J.
¶1 Service of process is effective under RCW 4.28.080(15) where a person over the age of 18 personally delivers a copy of the summons and complaint to the defendant. Here, the defendant’s father personally delivered a copy of the summons and complaint to the defendant, and there is no dispute the defendant received the pleadings and service was within the statute of limitations. Because service was effective, we reverse dismissal of the lawsuit and remand.
FACTS
¶2 Teresa Scanlan and Karlin Townsend were involved in a car accident on October 28, 2008. On October 27, 2011, Scanlan filed a…
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