Legal Opinion
Spade v. Branum
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 2002No. NonePublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] In a case apparently requiring service by publication, can the summons be published without first obtaining a court order granting permission to do so? The circuit court ruled in the negative and dismissed the suit for invalid service. We affirm because service by publication requires strict compliance with statutory mandates, and a court order is an indispensable prerequisite to proper service by publication.
Background
[¶2.] This is a personal injury action arising from an automobile accident in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on December 24, 1997. Plaintiffs Darrell and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Schroeder v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Wagner v. TruesdellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- Lewis v. Ramirez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Mugavero v. KenzlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
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