Legal Opinion
Proctor v. Hendrick
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 29, 1958No. Civ. A. Nos. 3585, 3586PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, District Judge.
Defendant has filed a second motion to quash service of process and to dismiss the complaint in each of these cases on the ground that the accident, out of which these suits arose, occurred on June 28, 1957 and that summons or service of process upon the Secretary of State did not occur until August 1, 1958. Defendant contends that the authority of the Secretary of State, under T.C.A. §§ 20-224 — 20-226, to accept service of process for a non-resident had expired and the service of process in these cases is therefore void.
The facts are these: A highway accident…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Hixon v. HighsmithDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1957
- West v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1952
- Ridgway Sprankle Co. v. CarterTennessee Supreme Court · 1940
- Hoover Lines, Inc. v. WhitakerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
3Cited by1 opinion
- Miller v. BairdDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1965