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· 8/14/1986

Knabb v. Morris

Citations

  • 492 So. 2d 839
  • 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1796

How courts have described this case

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  • hiring of private investigator not enough to establish due diligence when investigator failed to utilize obvious and available resources to locate defendant
  • investigating three addresses, the telephone directory, the postal service and several utility companies was not a diligent search because the accident report contained the names and addresses of other occupants of the car, obvious leads that were not utilized
  • investigating three addresses, the telephone directory, the postal service and several utility companies was not a diligent search because the accident report contained the names and addresses of other occupants of the car, obvious leads that were not utilized
  • plaintiff failed to exercise due diligence, when the private investigator who the plaintiff hired to locate the defendant failed to utilize obvious and available resources to actually find the defendant
  • Louisiana statute forbidding fees or costs of any kind approved
  • Louisiana statute forbidding fees or costs of any kind approved

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Judges: Cobb

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