Legal Opinion
Fashion Page, Ltd. v. Zurich Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1980PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
The question in this case is whether a corporation was properly served pursuant to CPLR 311 (subd 1) when the process server delivered the summons to the vice-president’s secretary, who had been identified by the defendant’s receptionist and the secretary herself as a person authorized to accept service for the corporation. The Supreme Court held that under the circumstances the service was valid. The Appellate Division affirmed and granted the defendant leave to appeal to this court on a certified question as to the correctness of the Supreme Court’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tauza v. . Susquehanna Coal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- McDonald v. Ames Supply Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Taylor v. Granite State Provident Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Coler v. Pittsburgh Bridge Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Barrett v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by180 opinions
- Old Republic Insurance v. Pacific Financial Services of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Velez v. VassalloDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Citadel Management, Inc. v. Telesis Trust, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- Colbert v. International Security Bureau, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Tardella v. RJR Nabisco, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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