Legal Opinion

Schwartzman v. Musso

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 14, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Molloy, J.), dated December 3, 1991, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary *552judgment dismissing the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly concluded that the plaintiff failed to exercise due diligence before resorting to "nail and mail” service (see, CPLR 308 [4]). Three attempts were made to deliver the summons and complaint to the defendant at an apartment building owned by…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pizzolo v. MonacoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Lukash v. O'ConnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Goetz v. Synthesys Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  2. McNeely v. HarrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Silber v. SteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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