National Loan Investors, L.P. v. Piscitello
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendant Philip Piscitello, Jr., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mullen, J.), dated December 8, 2004, which denied his motion, in effect, to vacate his default in answering and to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Generally, “[a]n appearance by a defendant in an action is deemed to be the equivalent of personal service of a summons upon him, and therefore confers personal jurisdiction over him, unless he asserts…
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