Stockwicz v. Board of Trustees of Corning Community College

Order unanimously reversed, with costs, and motion to vacate summons granted. Memorandum: Plaintiff instituted an action against Corning Community College by service of a summons on Donald Hangen, president of the college. Defendant moved to vacate on the ground, inter alia, that service on the president did not confer jurisdiction over the college. We held that the record was inadequate to support a determination that the duties delegated to the president by the board of trustees would make him a proper party for service under CPLR 312, and remitted the matter to Special Term for a hearing…