Escobedo v. Schwerin

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered May 11, 1976, granting plaintiffs motion for permission to serve a summons and complaint in the Supreme Court on the Travelers Insurance Company as representatives of the defendants, is unanimously reversed, on the law, and in the exercise of discretion, without costs and without disbursements, and the motion denied. Special Term granted the motion on the authority of CPLR 308 (subd 5) which permits service in such manner as the court directs "if service is impracticable under paragraphs one, two and four of this section” (i.e., personal service,…