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TO: ALL PROVINCIAL AND CITY SHERIFFS AND THEIR DEPUTIES SUBJECT:
SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND OTHER COURT PROCESSES.
The attention of
this Court has been called to instances of pending cases whose
disposition
has been unduly delayed due allegedly either to the ignorance and/or to
carelessness of the Sheriffs concerned in the performance of their
duties,
especially in the matter of serving court summons, particularly upon
private
domestic corporations or partnerships.
As a reminder and for the guidance of all concerned, Section 13 of Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Court, which governs such service, is reproduced hereunder: "A strict compliance with the mode of service is necessary to confer jurisdiction of the court over a corporation. The officer upon whom service is made must be one who is named in the statute; otherwise service is insufficient. x x x" December 2,
1977.
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