Reilly v. Lopez Publications, Inc.

Order entered June 17, 1982 in Supreme Court, New York County (Andrew Tyler, J.), denying defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to timely serve a complaint, unanimously reversed on the law, motion is granted and the action dismissed, without costs. H This is an action for damages and injunctive relief brought under section 51 of the Civil Rights Law and the common law of defamation. Plaintiff served her summons on October 26,1981 but failed to serve a complaint until January 8,1982, despite demands of defendants made within a month of the service of the summons. When the complaint was…