Torre v. Grasso

In challenging the service of process in this action, the defendant’s counsel raises an interesting legal point. The summons and complaint herein were served on March 26, 1958 upon the defendant’s counsel, Mr. Nicholas Grasso, who at the time was also acting under a duly executed statutory short-form general power of attorney. *276Was service upon an agent or “ attorney in fact ” duly authorized under section 229 of the General Business Law “ good ” service and binding upon this defendant?

The defendant argues that section 227 of the Civil Practice Act requires the. designation of a person to…