Kress v. Scott Instruments’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
November 1989
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Green v. Humphrey Elevator & Truck Co. · Stranahan Gear Co. v. NL Industries, Inc. · Billy v. Ashland Oil Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“If no acknowledgment of service under this subdivision of this rule is received by the sender within 20 days after the date of mailing, service of such summons and complaint shall be made under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph in the manner prescribed by subdivision (d)(1) or (d)(3). (Emphasis added).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Muirhead v. Zucker
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