Legal Opinion
Siodis v. Spate
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided June 9, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurtin, J.
This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A D. A, Rule 8C appeal by the plaintiff of the allowance of the defendants’ Mass. R. Civ. R, Rule 12(b) (5) motion to dismiss for insufficient service of process, and the denial of the plaintiff’s subsequent motions, including a request for an extension of time to effect service.
The facts are not in dispute. On December 5, 1994, plaintiff Joanna Siodis, a pedestrian, was struck by an automobile driven by defendant Louise Spate (“Spate”). The incident occurred in Haverhill, Massachusetts. An accident report completed by a Haverhill police officer called to the…
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