Rubin v. A. C. Kluger & Co.

In this action to recover legal fees for services rendered to A. C. Kluger & Co., a limited partnership, plaintiff named 13 defendants (the partnership and 12 general partners) in his summons, but effected service only upon A. C. Kluger & Co., Alan C. Kluger, Donald H. Moskin and Stanley Slobodien; A. C. Kluger & Co. and Alan C. Kluger defaulted. Moskin and Slobodien served an answer by mail on plaintiff and on eight codefendants containing a cross claim for contribution and/or indemnification. Thereafter, upon learning that plaintiff had served only four of the named defendants, Mos-kin and…