What is the test for making a party who has a relationship with the named party serve as a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rayn v. Besneatte, A145818 (Cal. App. 2017):
person[,]" . . . [s]ervice must be made upon a person whose "relationship with the person to be served makes it more likely than not that they will deliver process to the named party." ' " (Hearn v. Howard, supra, 177 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1202-1203.)
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