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JOHNSON & JOHNSON v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. S.F. 24760.

38 Cal.3d 243 (1985)

695 P.2d 1058

211 Cal. Rptr. 517

JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; WENDY LAWTON et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

March 4, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, G. Edward Fitzgerald, Douglas W. MacNeille, C. Eric McCurdy and John Burns for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

LeRoy Hersh, Dan Bolton and Hersh & Hersh for Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

BIRD, C.J.

When a summons and complaint are served by mail on a person outside this state within three years of the commencement of an action, must a return receipt be obtained and filed within those three years to satisfy Code of Civil Procedure section 581a?

I.

This case involves three separate civil actions arising from injuries allegedly caused by in utero exposure...

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