Micucci v. Franklin General Hospital

—In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and wrongful death, the defendant Steven Cogan appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County *529(Balletta, J.), dated June 25, 1986, which denied his motion to dismiss the complaint insofar as it is asserted against him básed on lack of personal jurisdiction on the ground that he was served with process without the court granting leave to the plaintiff to add him as a party defendant.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff attempted to add the appellant as a party defendant to the litigation without…