Judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion denied and complaint reinstated.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court erred in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint without conducting a hearing on the issue whether the summons was personally served upon defendant. "Ordinarily, a proper affidavit of a process server attesting to personal delivery of a summons to a defendant is sufficient to support a finding of jurisdiction...
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