DUPONT, GLORE FORGAN v. CHEN


41 N.Y.2d 794 (1977)

F. I. duPont, Glore Forgan & Co., Appellant, v. William S. Chen et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mortimer Goodman, New York City, for appellant.

Irving S. K. Chin, New York City, for respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JONES, J.

We conclude that, in at least some circumstances, an apartment house doorman may be "a person of suitable age and discretion at the actual * * * dwelling place" of a tenant in the apartment house to whom a summons may properly be delivered for the purposes of alternative service under CPLR 308 (subd 2).

In this case copies of the summons and complaint were delivered to the Sheriff of the City...

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