Stovel

Stovel v. North Los Angeles Development Co.

Good Law
1914 Cal. App. LEXIS 142·24 Cal. App. 729·142 P. 96
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 6, 1914Civ. No. 1491.California300 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Conrey, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the clerk of the superior court after entry of defendant’s default for failure to answer the amended complaint. The defendant had appeared by its attorneys, who filed a demurrer to the original complaint. With respect to the amended complaint the affidavit of service is by plaintiff’s attorney and states that he “served a copy of the amended complaint herein on Hammack & Hammack, attorneys for the defendant herein, by delivering to and leaving with said attorneys in the city of Los Angeles, a true copy thereof.” This affidavit is sufficient, unless it is deficient in saying that the affiant served a copy of the amended complaint, instead of saying that he served the amended complaint, by delivering the true copy thereof. The briefs do not refer us to any decisions bearing upon this question. - We find that section 410 of the Code of Civil Procedure, says that “a copy of the complaint must be served, with the summons, upon each of the defendants. When the summons is served ... it must be returned . . . with an affidavit ... of its service, and of the service of a copy of the complaint, where such copy is served. ’ ’ Under this wording of…

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