Case Name: Mary Quinn et al., Respondents, v. Booth Memorial Hospital et al., Defendant, Emmanuel G. Pappous et al., Appellants,, and Frederick I. Weinbaum, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-05-20
Citations: 239 A.D.2d 266
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mary Quinn et al., Respondents, v Booth Memorial Hospital et al., Defendant, Emmanuel G. Pappous et al., Appellants,, and Frederick I. Weinbaum, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 266–266

Head Matter:
Mary Quinn et al., Respondents, v Booth Memorial Hospital et al., Defendant, Emmanuel G. Pappous et al., Appellants,, and Frederick I. Weinbaum, Respondent.
[657 NYS2d 680]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alan Saks, J.), entered on or about March 31, 1995, which denied defendants-appellants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them for lack of personal jurisdiction, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Appellants' filing of a removal petition to Federal court effected a general appearance precluding their objections to defective service under CPLR 308 (1) or (2) after the case was remanded to State court (Farmer v National Life Assn., 138 NY 265; Weinberg v Colonial Williamsburg, 215 F Supp 633, 637 [ED NY]). To the extent that Simkins v Gruenspan (118 Misc 2d 107) suggests that Farmer is no longer valid, it should not be followed. Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Nardelli, Rubin and Williams, JJ.