We agree with the IAS Court that the Manhattan address where plaintiff delivered a copy of the summons and complaint to defendant's daughter was defendant's "usual place of abode" within the meaning of CPLR 308 (2), as evidenced by the listing of that address on defendant's driver's license and the proof that she kept her belongings there. A different conclusion is not required by the fact that defendant was in prison serving an 18-month sentence at the time of such service...
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