Pryor v. Witter

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered May 24, 2011, which, to the extent appealed from, granted plaintiffs’ motion for a default judgment against the corporate defendant William D. Witter, Inc. (Witter Inc.), and denied, sub silentio, Witter Inc.’s cross motion for an extension of time to answer the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied, and the cross motion granted.

Personal jurisdiction was obtained over Witter Inc. by plaintiffs’ delivery of a copy of the summons and complaint to the office of the Secretary of State in…