Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Service of Process — Effect of Defect in Service of a Valid Writ

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Valid writ with defective service is an irregularity, not void; service is voidable. The principle applies to civil procedure.

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