Legal Opinion
Uva v. Evans
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 1978No. Civ. 51735PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, P. J.
Minor plaintiff (Lisa) and her father filed a complaint for damages arising from injuries sustained by Lisa as a result of her being bitten by a dog allegedly owned by defendant on May 22, 1975. The complaint was filed May 19, 1976, and, in the prayer, requested $30,000 general damages. A copy of the complaint and summons were personally served upon defendant on August 25, 1976. Defendant believed that the complaint was “totally disassociated with anything which I had been aware of. ...” Believing that there had been “some mistake” he returned the complaint to plaintiff…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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