MacGregor v. Piontkowski

a medical malpractice action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Brown, J.), entered January 7, 1986, which, after a hearing, granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The evidence adduced at the hearing showed that the process server, Dirk Burden, made three attempts to personally serve the defendant at his residence, all on January 28, 1985. On each of the first two visits, at 7:45 a.m. and 2:45…