Garrett v. Burris

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Charles Burris ("defendant") appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of proper service following entry of a judgment in favor of Hulya Garrett ("plaintiff"). For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiff commenced this action concerning a piece of real property against defendant by filing a verified complaint in Mecklenburg County Superior Court on 22 July 2013. At the time the complaint was filed, a civil summons was issued.

On 25 July 2013, an affidavit of service was filed indicating John Corcoran personally served defendant at approximately 6…