· 4/22/2004
Triple\ C\ Transport, Inc. v. Dickens
Citations
- 870 So. 2d 1195
- 2004 Miss. LEXIS 414
- 2004 WL 856838
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the certified mail procedure of Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c)(3)(A) is not available to serve a person within the State of Mississippi
- determining reasonable diligence was not exercised because “no explanation [was] offered as to why process was attempted by certified mail, rather than as provided by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.”
- dismissing a complaint with prejudice because the statute of limitations had run
- “Service of process may not be had by certified mail upon an in-state defendant.”
- this Court affirmed dismissal where the plaintiff’s complete failure to attempt service on a defendant due to an identification problem with a co-defendant did not amount to good cause or excusable neglect
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Judges: Smith, C.J., Graves and Dickinson
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