Is this considered being properly served?

Is this considered being properly served?

pat_henry_google@yahoo.com (Patrick Henry)	7/23/2003 2:54:30 PM
My former neighbor is counter-sueing me in small claims. Last night, the legal notice was left in my neighbor's mailbox. Should I consider having been served in this counter suit?



"Brett Weiss"	7/23/2003 8:03:30 PM
Since you received actual notice, yes. -- Brett ***************************************************************** * Personal Injury/Malpractice Bankruptcy * * * * BRETT WEISS, P.C. * * Attorneys at Law * * Maryland, D.C. and Federal Bars * * lawyer@erols.com * * http://www.erols.com/lawyer * * * * Small Business Estates & Estate Planning * ***************************************************************** The Small Print: This response is for discussion purposes only. It isn't meant to be legal advice and you shouldn't treat it as such. If you want legal advice, speak with a local lawyer familiar with your state's laws who can review all of the facts and the law applicable to your situation. ***************************************************************** "Patrick Henry" <pat_henry_google@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:919ec0ef.0307231354.1fbab22b@posting.google.com... My former neighbor is counter-sueing me in small claims. Last night, the legal notice was left in my neighbor's mailbox. Should I consider having been served in this counter suit?



"Richard"	7/23/2003 7:46:07 PM
"Patrick Henry" <pat_henry_google@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:919ec0ef.0307231354.1fbab22b@posting.google.com... My former neighbor is counter-sueing me in small claims. Last night, the legal notice was left in my neighbor's mailbox. Should I consider having been served in this counter suit? Put in the wrong mailbox? Purely a non legal opinion, I'd say this was NOT proper practice. However, the court may say that it is. Since it's a counter suit, you can bring this notice up with the judge in your original case and let the judge decide what's legal.



"Zen Cohen"	7/24/2003 2:03:09 AM
"Patrick Henry" <pat_henry_google@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:919ec0ef.0307231354.1fbab22b@posting.google.com... My former neighbor is counter-sueing me in small claims. Last night, the legal notice was left in my neighbor's mailbox. Should I consider having been served in this counter suit? Maybe I'm missing something but what's the problem? Even if you weren't properly served, I don't see that there's much you can complain about since you've obviously already appeared in the suit and have received actual notice of the CC. I would worry more about the merits of your respective cases than minor procedural issues.



"tomG"	7/23/2003 9:08:25 PM
"Patrick Henry" <pat_henry_google@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:919ec0ef.0307231354.1fbab22b@posting.google.com... My former neighbor is counter-sueing me in small claims. Last night, the legal notice was left in my neighbor's mailbox. Should I consider having been served in this counter suit? In a word, yes. Although service is technically deficient, the most that you could accomplish by contesting service is a slight delay and re-service, and the judge is not likely to even do that since you in fact received the notice, and without even any delay.

Report this post for offensive content