§ 179 Judgment no bar as to defendants not served.

If a lawsuit involves several defendants but only some of them were actually served with the court papers, getting a judgment against the ones who were served does not stop you from suing the others later. Each defendant's situation is treated separately when it comes to being properly notified about the case.

This means if you win a judgment against one defendant, you have not lost your right to go after the other people involved, even if they were part of the same lawsuit. You can still file a new case against the defendants who were never served, and the earlier judgment does not block that from happening.

In simple terms, this rule protects your ability to hold everyone responsible accountable, even if the court process didn't reach all of them at the same time.