Duke v. Buice

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• pleadings are judged by their function rather than the name given to them by a party, and substance rather than mere nomenclature controls
• pleadings are judged by their function rather than the name given to them by a party, and substance rather than mere nomenclature controls
• affirming trial court’s finding of improper service where defendant provided affidavit and oral testimony that she was not living at the address of service, and her stepfather’s affidavit established that he told process server defendant was not living at that address

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