Legal Opinion
Ilfin Co. v. Benec Industries, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 17, 1982PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
The issue of apparent first impression that I must resolve on this traverse is whether service of process under RPAPL 735 is properly effected against one cotenant of commercial premises by service of the petition and notice of petition upon an employee of another cotenant at the same premises?
Three cotenants share an office suite at 300 Park Avenue. Two of the tenants are lawyers engaged in separate practices; the third cotenant is a business (Benec Industries, Inc.).
Two of the cotenants, Benec Industries, Inc., and attorney Feerst were properly served.…
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