Waiver of Service Defect by General Appearance Vindicates Judgment
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe appellate court considered whether certain prior trial court orders and an enforcement action, which sought to collect on a judgment, were void due to a jurisdictional defect in the initial service of process on the defendant. The court reasoned that while a jurisdictional defect in service might render a judgment voidable, the defendant's voluntary general appearance in the proceedings, including participation in discovery and filing motions without challenging jurisdiction, constituted a waiver of the service defect, thereby validating the judgment and subsequent enforcement actions against them.
Regeste Legislator
OfficielCommandement de payer. Notification. Opposition. | La présence occassionnelle -et non pas régulière- du fils de la poursuivie au domicile de cette dernière n'est pas suffisante pour considérer que celui-ci était habile à recevoir le commandement de payer litigieux. Il y a donc lieu de considérer que la notification est viciée. L'opposition formée par la poursuivie dans les dix jours de sa connaissance du commandement de payer aurait dû être enregistrée par l'Office. | LP.64.1; LP.72; LP.74.1
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Généré par l'IACited in the dispositive regarding the imposition of court costs for the appeal.
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