PROCESS IN ACTIONS AGAINST NON-RESIDENT MOTORISTS

Authors

Maurice S. Culp, University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

Personal service on the defendant within the jurisdiction of a State is the conventional form of process in personal actions. But considerations of convenience and public need have resulted in recognizing an additional form of process in personal actions against nonresident motorists. Statutes in 35 States authorize the commencement of suit against the non-resident motorist by substituted service on a public official of the State where the cause of action arises; the official is made for this purpose the agent or attorney of the non-resident motorist.

It is proposed herein to discuss (1) the constitutional basis of such legislation, and (2) typical statutory provisions of this character.

Recommended Citation

Maurice S. Culp, PROCESS IN ACTIONS AGAINST NON-RESIDENT MOTORISTS, 32 Mich. L. Rev. 325 (1934).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol32/iss3/3