Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Contrary to the appellant's contention, CPLR 306-b, which permits the Supreme Court to extend a plaintiff's time to serve a summons and complaint for "good cause shown or in the interest of justice," is applicable where service, timely made within the 120-day period, is subsequently found to have been defective (see, Murphy v Hoppenstein,
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