Order reversed, without costs; plaintiff's motion denied; defendant's cross motion to dismiss, granted; and action dismissed, without costs.
The only reason offered by plaintiff for her failure to serve the complaint for more than two and one-half years following the service of the summons was that her attorney had misplaced the file. Such excuse is inadequate to excuse the delay (Greenwald v. Zyvith,
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