Legal Opinion
Duncan v. McDonough
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 31, 1964No. 5204PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLampron, J.
RSA 510:2 provides that “all writs and other processes shall be served by giving to the defendant or leaving at his abode an attested copy thereof, except in cases otherwise provided for.” These provisions are mandatory. Rogers v. Buchanan, 58 N. H. 47. The sheriff’s return of non est inventus attests to the fact that there was no service made on the defendant in accordance with the mandates of the above statute either in person or at his abode. Clark v. Bradstreet, 99 N. H. 55, 57.
Absent such service, jurisdiction over the defendant on the basis of his domicile or residence in this state…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Leeper v. LeeperSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
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- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
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- Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. v. Holloway Motor Cars of Manchester, LLC & a.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2014
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