Smith v. Flotterud

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court’s dismissal of her complaint for insufficient service of process. Because the record shows that service was not made knowingly and intentionally and because appellant did not substantially comply with rule 4 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, we affirm.

FACTS

On September 30, 1998, appellant Denise M. Smith was involved in a motor-vehicle accident in Rochester with respondent Harold J. Flotterud. Smith attempted to serve a summons and complaint on Flotterud on April 7, 2004, when process server James Little went to what he…