{"id":1531,"date":"2013-06-11T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2016-07-08T17:35:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T17:35:45","slug":"illinois-supreme-court-hears-argument-regarding-service-of-summons-on-deceased-defendant-in-car-accident-case-relf-v-shatayeva-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-hears-argument-regarding-service-of-summons-on-deceased-defendant-in-car-accident-case-relf-v-shatayeva-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Supreme Court Hears Argument Regarding Service of Summons on Deceased Defendant in Car Accident Case; Relf v. 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