Fine Homebuilders, Inc. v. Perrone

The pivotal issue in this appeal is whether the lodging of process in a gate more than 200 feet1 from the home of the defendants2 constituted proper abode service pursuant to General Statutes § 52-57 (a). The majority concludes that leaving the process at the gate was effective abode service and was reasonably likely to achieve personal notice, and it reverses the judgment of the trial court. I disagree and respectfully dissent from the majority opinion.

“Proper service of process is not some mere technicality. Proper service of process gives a court power to render a judgment which will…