Legal Opinion
Malik v. Cukrowski
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided May 8, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin E. Ritholtz, J.
Is the omission of the plaintiff’s residential address in a summons, in violation of CCA 401 (b), a jurisdictional defect mandating dismissal, or is it a nonjurisdictional defect which is amendable? Defendants’ instant motion to dismiss raises this issue, notwithstanding the conceded fact that the address *361of plaintiff’s counsel is clearly indorsed on the face of the subject summons.
According to the defendants, CCA 401 (b) requires both that a summons "shall contain the residence address of the plaintiff and, if it is issued by the plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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