“Manner of Service” Required in TRCP 107 Affidavit

In this memorandum opinion, the court found insufficient the sheriff’s affidavit of service, because the affidavit merely stated that the recipient “was served.”  According to the Court, “[b]ecause the return does not state the manner of service, it does not strictly comply with [TRCP] 107, which requires the officer’s return state ‘the manner of delivery of service.'”

U.S. Bank v. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations