This is a malpractice case, which the plaintiff attempted to commence in May, 1980 by service of a summons on the nurse employed by the defendant physician at his office. The court at Special Term sustained the service on the ground that it was accomplished by substitution. However, the copy that was mailed was sent to the doctor's office rather than to his home, which is insufficient. (Rich v Lefkovits, 81 A.D.2d 1049.) It may be that it could be considered personal...
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