Last Friday, a summons and complaint ____ filed. |
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Votes: 253
Comments: 9
Added: April 2005
| RonBee - 22nd April 2005 00:46 |
| Use "was" if there is no indefinite article ("a") before "complaint". Otherwise, use "were". |
| moonman - 7th July 2005 21:06 |
| "Was" can only be correct if "summons and complaint" refers to a singular subject i.e. they are one and the same legal document, or both essential parts of a single legal process. As this most unlikely (I have never heard of such a singular legal reference), I respectfully suggest that 16 of you are quite incorrect. "Were" is the correct form here. |
| Counselor & Attorney - 6th December 2005 00:29 |
| Actually, a summons and complaint IS part of a single legal filing, i.e., the initiation of a lawsuit. BOTH are filed (concurrently) when the lawsuit is first filed, but an amended complaint can be filed later without having to also file another summons. |
| nevar111 - 10th November 2006 03:34 |
| As I recall from my school days, it should read "a summons and a complaint' clearly indicating two filings. |
| Judge Pickles - 15th November 2006 11:46 |
| It's a single filing. |
| gardemarine - 11th January 2007 05:04 |
| It's clearly 'were' because we have two things-summons and complaint. If 'is' is used, referring to only a complaint, then what happened to the summons? |
| Reiva - 1st March 2007 16:04 |
| I feel 'were' is correct because summons and complaint are two but technically a lawyer and consultants comment may be right being expert in his field. |
| Dave - 8th September 2007 02:29 |
| The correct response is "was" because they are referred to as one thing, like pen and paper or bacon and eggs. |
| Raby - 24th January 2008 17:33 |
| well, it's about sth+sth else it means that it is quit clear that we've a plural form that's why we only use Were. |
