Legal Opinion
O'Donnell v. Kaye
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 3, 2014No. 2013AP2615PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C.J.
¶ 1. In this case the plaintiff tried to accomplish service by publication and mailing, but when it came to the mailing step, he sent the pleadings to the wrong address. The circuit court concluded that the failure to mail to the defendant's known address was a fundamental defect in the service of process, and we agree. "Close enough" is not good enough when it comes to service of process. Our legislature prescribes strict methods for the service of process before the court will have jurisdiction over the defendant. Where the plaintiff failed to duly perform those requirements, there can be…
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- Burnett v. HillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
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