Legal Opinion

Great Dane Trailers, Inc. v. North Brook Poultry, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 4, 1978No. 7726SC501PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEDRICK, Judge.

The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion pursuant to Rule 60(b) for relief from the default judgment. The defendant argues that the trial court never obtained jurisdiction in this action because service of process was never had on the corporate defendant in the manner provided by the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

General Statute 1A-1, Rule 4(j)(6) provides the following means for serving process on a corporation:

Domestic or Foreign Corporation. — Upon a domestic or foreign corporation:

a. By delivering a copy of the summons and of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Eizen Furs, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Bard v. Bemidji Bottle Gas Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1958
  3. Tyson v. Publishers Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fender v. DeatonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
  2. Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. v. Key Way Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989
  3. Storey v. HaileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  4. Earls v. Forga Contracting, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2021

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