Redfield Invs. v. Village of Pinecrest

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• holding that because lack of personal service implicates due process concerns, the plaintiff must strictly comply with the statutory requirements
• holding that the affidavit filed in support of constructive service was legally insufficient because it contained qualifying language that the inquiry had “not yet” revealed an accurate address for the defendant and did not comply with the statute
• reversing denial of a motion to quash service where affidavit of diligent search deficient and no bona fide purchaser involved
• reversing trial court’s denial of motion to quash service of process by publication, based on “the apparent failure of [the plaintiff] to inquire of the most likely source of potential information concerning the whereabouts of [the defendant]”
• “[TJhe effort should usually extend to inquiry of persons likely or presumed to know the facts sought.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).