Court Opinion

ID: 9635367
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 13:48:46.476283+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:09:25.680882
License: Public Domain

*540ZAPPALA, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent from the Per Curiam Order entered this date because the record is void of any evidence establishing that any effort was made to personally serve the respondent. The record only indicates that the petitioner was unaware of the current address of the respondent. No attempt whatsoever was made to locate the respondent. Accordingly, the petitioner has failed to demonstrate the “good faith effort” as required under the old Pa.R.Civ.Pro. 2079.
Our conclusion is reinforced in that the amendment to Rule 2079 requires an affidavit of due diligence as a condition precedent to alternative service.