Outdoor Supply Co. v. Westhome Security Corp.

Section 220 of the Civil Practice Act, which provides: “ The summons may be served by any person of the age of eighteen years or over, other than a party to the action,” does not, in our view, preclude service by an officer or director of a plaintiff corporation. As was said in Woods v. DeFiganiere (1 Robt. [24 N. Y. Super. Ct.] 607, atp. 611): “ All the provisions of the Code, as a general rule, when treating of parties to the action, mean only the parties to the record, whether nominal parties, or the actual parties in interest.” This decision was cited with approval in People of State of…