DELTA STEAMSHIPS LINES, INC. v. ALBANO

No. 85-2188. Summary Calendar.

768 F.2d 728 (1985)

DELTA STEAMSHIPS LINES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas J. ALBANO and David Lytle, d/b/a Container Repair Services, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Eikel, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

John Lee Arellano, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This tortious breach of contract suit of Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. was dismissed because of insufficient service of process upon Thomas J. Albano. Delta appeals, contending that the method of service it employed was the effective equivalent of the service-by-mail detailed in Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(c)(2)(C)(ii). Concluding that the service effected did not comply with Rule 4, we affirm.

On July 9, 1984, Delta filed suit against Albano and David...

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