18 N.C. App. 89 - Williams v. Hartis’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(j) Process — manner of service to exercise personal jurisdiction. — In any action commenced in a court of this State having jurisdiction of the subject matter and grounds for personal jurisdiction as provided in G.S. 1-75.4, the manner of service of process shall be as follows: (1) Natural Person. — Except as provided in subsection (2) below, upon a natural person: a. By delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to him or by leaving copies thereof at the defendant’s dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein;” (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 31 N.C. App. 142 - Guthrie v. Ray

2. ““Statutory provisions prescribing the manner of service of process must be strictly construed, and the prescribed procedure must be strictly followed; and, unless the specified requirements are complied with, there is no valid service.” (Citation omitted.) Id. at 92 , 195 S.E. 2d at 808 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 31 N.C. App. 142 - Guthrie v. Ray