§56-3-21. Alias Process
If, at the return day of any process, it be not returned executed, an alias or other proper process may be issued without waiting (where the first process is returnable to a term) for the subsequent process to be awarded at rules. And where, for want of a return of the first process against a […]
§56-3-22. Judgment on Return Nihil
No judgment shall be rendered on a scire facias, or in any other case, on returns of nihil.
§56-3-23. Service by Publication Generally
On affidavit that a defendant is a foreign corporation for which no statutory attorney-in-fact, officer, director or agent is found in this state upon whom service may be had, or is not a resident of this state, or that diligence has been used by or on behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county […]
§56-3-24. Contents of Order of Publication; Publishing
Every order of publication shall give the style of the suit, state briefly its object, and require the defendants against whom it is entered, or the unknown parties, to appear within one month after the date of the first publication thereof and do what is necessary to protect their interests. It shall be published as […]
§56-3-25. Failure to Appear in Response to Publication; Trial or Hearing
When such order shall have been so published, if the defendants against whom it is entered, or the known parties, shall not appear within the time specified in such order, the case may be tried or heard as to them at the next term of the court commencing not less than one month after the […]
§56-3-26. Rehearing in Case of Nonpersonal Service
Any unknown party or other defendant who was not served with process in this state, and did not appear in the case before the date of such judgment, decree or order or the representative of such, may, within two years from that date, if he be not served with a copy of such judgment, decree […]
§56-3-27. Order of Publication in Supreme Court of Appeals
When, by the return of any officer of process issued to answer any appeal, writ of error or supersedeas pending in the Supreme Court of Appeals of this state, or when, from affidavit filed with the clerk of said court, it shall appear that any appellee or defendant in error therein is a foreign corporation […]
§56-3-13. Service of Process or Notice on Domestic Corporations
Unless otherwise specially provided, process against, or notice to, a corporation created by virtue of the laws of this state may be served as follows: (a) If a city, town or village, on its mayor, city manager, recorder, clerk, treasurer, or any member of its council or board of commissioners; (b) If a county commission […]
§56-3-13a. Service of Process or Notice on Domestic and Foreign Limited Partnerships; Service by Publication
Process against, or notice to, a domestic limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership may be served on any general partner, or on the Secretary of State as statutory attorney-in-fact of such limited partnership as provided in section twenty-six-a of article nine, chapter forty-seven of this code, or on any other person appointed by it […]
§56-3-14. Service of Process or Notice on Foreign Corporations
Process against, or notice to, a foreign corporation which has a usual place of business in this state, or, with or without such usual place of business, is doing business in this state, permanently or temporarily, and which has qualified to do such business under the laws of this state, may be served in accordance […]