“Default, dear Brutus, is not in our stars . . .

. . . But in our service.” Cf. Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene III. The key phrases in the return of service in Pro-Fire & Sprinkler, LLC The Law Co. were as follows:

The panel majority concluded this return was defective because (1) the pleading was attached to the door without looking for someone over 16 to receive it, as required by the substituted-service order, and (2) the return was inconsistent, saying both that the pleading was attached to the door and served “in person.” A dissent saw these matters as the sort of “incidental details” that do not require reversal. No. 05-19-01490-CV (Nov. 29, 2021).