Legal Opinion
Knits 'N' Tweeds, Inc. v. Jones New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 5, 1978No. 77 C 2428PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
The question before me is whether plaintiff’s service of a summons and complaint upon defendant’s receptionist on November 22, 1977, was adequate under N.Y.C.P.L.R. § 311(1) to commence an action in New York State Supreme Court. Defendants, who removed the action to this court from the state court, have now moved for an order dismissing the action under Fed. Rule 12(b)(5).
Affidavits submitted by defendant indicate that the summons and complaint was left with Deborah Burnaford, a receptionist *1130in the New York sales office of defendant Jones Apparel…
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- Central Petroleum Corp. v. KormanNew York Supreme Court · 1958
- Willo-Peer Corp. v. Bronx River Soundview Community Corp.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1974
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