Block v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

In a wrongful death action, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated September 20, 1979, which, inter alia, granted plaintiffs motion to compel defendant to accept service of the complaint. Order reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, plaintiffs motion to compel defendant to accept service of the complaint is denied and action is dismissed. In view of the plaintiffs delay of approximately 33 months in complying with defendant’s demand for service of a complaint, the inadequacy of the plaintiffs excuse for such inordinate delay, and her failure…