Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Smith
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 11, 2009No. 2081054PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Judge.
State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (“State Farm”), as subrogee of its insured, JC Propeller Service (“JC Propeller”), and JC Propeller appeal from the dismissal of their action against Aretha Smith. We reverse and remand.
On December 29, 2008, State Farm and JC Propeller sued Smith, alleging that Smith had negligently caused an automobile to collide with a building owned by JC Propeller. On February 6, 2009, Smith filed a motion to dismiss, asserting insufficient service of process. That motion asserted that the summons and complaint had been left outside Smith’s house by the…
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