3 Ariz. App. 320 - Stinson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A. Service of process under § 28-502 shall be made by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint and a fee of four dollars with the vehicle superintendent, or in his office during office hours, and shall be deemed sufficient service upon the nonresident if either of the following are complied with: “1. The plaintiff forthwith sends notice of such service and a copy of the summons and complaint by registered mail to the nonresident defendant, appends defendant’s return receipt and plaintiff’s affidavit of compliance with this section and § 28-502 to the original summons and files them with the court within such time as the court allows. “2, The plaintiff serves notice of such service and a copy of the summons and complaint upon defendant, if found without the state, by a duly constituted officer qualified to serve like process in the state or the jurisdiction where defendant is found, and files with the court within such time as the court allows, the officer’s return showing that the notice, copy of the summons and complaint were served as provided by this section upon defendant.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kadota v. Hosogai

2. ““We are concerned here as we were in the case of Knight v. Mewszel, 3 Ariz. App. 295 , 413 P.2d 861 , decided this day, with the distinction between legal notice and knowledge. In both cases, the defendants, by their appearance in the court showed a knowledge of the proceedings. In both cases, we hold that the failure to comply with the statutes and rules concerning legal notice to (or service of process upon) the defendants of a pending lawsuit denies the court jurisdiction to enter judgment against the defendants in the matter, despite the fact of knowledge of the lawsuit on the part of the defendants,” 3 Ariz.App. at 321, 414 P.2d at 170 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kadota v. Hosogai