Legal Opinion
F. I. duPont, Glore Forgan & Co. v. Chen
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1977PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
We conclude that, in at least some circumstances, an apartment house doorman may be "a person of suitable age and discretion at the actual * * * dwelling place” of a tenant in the apartment house to whom a summons may properly be delivered for the purposes of alternative service under CPLR 308 (subd 2).
In this case copies of the summons and complaint were delivered to the Sheriff of the City of New York for personal service on each of defendants, husband and wife. On Tuesday, September 24, 1974, a Deputy Sheriff went to the apartment house at 220 West 93rd Street, Manhattan, in which…
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