James G. Sweet v. Thornton Mellon, LLC, et al.
DueProcess FourthAmendment Privacy
Whether purported service of a summons and complaint on a deceased homeowner by publication and 'nail and mail' at the decedent's former home provided due process under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution to the personal representative of the deceased's estate?
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether purported service of a summons and complaint on a deceased homeowner by publication and “nail and mail” at the decedent’s former home provided due process under the 14% Amendment to the United States Constitution to the personal representative of the deceased’s estate? u RELATED CASES Thornton Mellon, LLC v. Doris E. Sweet and Daniel A. Grosso, et al., No. 460697, Circuit Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. Default Judgment against Doris E. Sweet, deceased, and Daniel A. Grosso, deceased, entered July 2, 2019. Final Judgment as to James Sweet, Intervenor, entered Sept. 2, 2020. James Sweet v. Thornton Mellon, LLC, et al., No. 700, Sept. term 2020, Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Judgment entered Aug. 23, 2021. James Sweet v. Thornton Mellon, LLC, et al., No. 246, Sept. term 2021, Maryland Court of Appeals. Judgment entered Nov. 22, 2021.