Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
Where will this small claims action take place & how?
Personal property shipped to me by a common carrier arrived damaged. The carrier has not denied that they broke the item. The replacement or repair cost far exceeds the insured value of $1200.00. They paid me $100. I want to sue them in small claims court for the insured value. They do business throughout the U.S. Their agent for service of process is a corporation in southern California. I live at the other end of the state. Can I file in my county? Where will the case be heard?
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Re: Where will this small claims action take place & how?
Although the agent for service of process is in S. California, is the corporation out of state? If so, you can sue where the property was to be shipped -- i.e. in your county. You can have a friend serve the out of state corporation by certified mail, return receipt to the corporation's president.
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