Garrels v. Wales Transportation, Inc.

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• holding that, although the motion stated the address where service was attempted was the defendant’s home, the affidavit did not, making the attempted substitutes service of process “invalid”
• reversing default judgment because of invalid service, but noting that, under Rule 123, no new service was necessary because appellant, by appealing default judgment, had submitted himself to jurisdiction of trial court
• reversing default judgment because of invalid service, but noting that, under Rule 123, no new service was necessary because appellant, by appealing default judgment, had submitted himself to jurisdiction of trial court
• “Actual notice to a defendant, without proper service, is not sufficient to convey upon the court jurisdiction to render default judgment against him.”

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