Owens v. Superior Court

In January, 1957, plaintiff (real party in interest herein) commenced an action against defendant (petitioner herein) to recover damages for injuries suffered from being bitten by defendant’s dog. The cause of action arose in California when defendant was a resident here, but before the action was commenced, defendant became a permanent resident of Arizona. In September, 1958, plaintiff secured an order for publication of summons pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 412, and defendant was personally served with summons in Arizona on September 29th. (See Code Civ. Proe., § 413.)…