MANNIX, J., September 12, 1980.
It is a general rule that depositing a properly addressed prepaid letter in the post office raises the presumption of receipt by the addressee, and the subsequent denial of the receipt of the letter by the addressee does not nullify that presumption. The reason for the rule is that one who mails a letter is devoid of any ability to prove receipt of the letter by the addressee: Meierdierck v. Miller,
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