Webmasters Make $$$ Dear Legal Wiz, Last Saturday I found out that my landlord started and won a case against me in the Resident Magistrates Court in Kingston. I was told that he now has power from the Court to evict me from the house which I rented from him. I found all this out after I showed a document left on my verandah to the court staff downtown. I got the document from my niece who called me when I was at work to tell me that a man…
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The man I sued in Jamaica didnt show at Court.. what’s next?
I waited all day to find out Jamaican RM summons was not served
Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal wiz, I went to the Resident Magistrate Court in Jamaica, and after waiting all day, they told me that the summons was not served. I insisted because I had gone with the young man who served the summons, and the lady told me that he didnt see the return piece. When I eventually saw the young man, he had the copy of the summons that should have been given to the Defendant. He didnt come to court. What should I do now, because I…
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