Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Chemical Bank
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1983PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin Evans, J.
This superficially routine enforcement motion, submitted virtually on default, requires that the court reassess the requirements for “deliver and mail” substituted service under CPLR 308 (subd 2). It poses significant questions of constitutional dimension: Is a codefendant having an apparent conflict of interest a “person of suitable age and discretion”? Does service upon such an individual satisfy generally accepted standards of due process of law?
Plaintiff City of New York here petitions for an order pursuant to CPLR 5225 (subd [b]) compelling defendant…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Wuchter v. PizzuttiSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Dobkin v. ChapmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- McDonald v. Ames Supply Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Bossuk v. SteinbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Roldan v. ThorpeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. KaufmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995
- Steele v. Hempstead Pub TaxiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Goetz v. Synthesys Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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