The service of a writ of summons shall be made by the officer reading it and the complaint accompanying it in the hearing of the defendant or by leaving an attested copy thereof with him or at his usual place of abode. When service is made by leaving an attested copy at the defendant's usual place of abode, the officer making service shall note in his return the address at which such attested copy was left.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-54
Service of summons
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Cody v. Mello (1995)
Most recently applied in Accashian v. City of Danbury, No. X01 Cv 97 0147228s (Jan. 6, 1998) (January 1999)
(1949 Rev., S. 7773; 1967, P.A. 91.) History: 1967 act required officer making service to make note of address where attested copy was left if service is made by leaving copy at…
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