Case Name: Mortgagee Affiliates Corp. et al., Appellants, v. Jerder Realty Services, Inc., et al., Defendants, and Murray Marcovitz, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-05-10
Citations: 47 N.Y.2d 796
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mortgagee Affiliates Corp. et al., Appellants, v Jerder Realty Services, Inc., et al., Defendants, and Murray Marcovitz, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 47
Pages: 796–798

Head Matter:
Mortgagee Affiliates Corp. et al., Appellants, v Jerder Realty Services, Inc., et al., Defendants, and Murray Marcovitz, Respondent.
Argued March 29, 1979;
decided May 10, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Martin I. Shelton and John B. Grant, Jr., for appellants.
Julius Zizmor for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated by Mr. Justice Vincent D. Damiani in his opinion at the Appellate Division insofar as it relates to the defendant Murray Marcovitz. We would note, however, that when, as here, the statute (Real Property Ac tions and Proceedings Law, § 1371) and the show cause order expressly provide that the defendant be served within a specified time, unsuccessful attempts to locate the defendant in order to serve him within that period cannot be said to satisfy the requirements of the statute or the court's order, even if the defendant had actual knowledge of the order or the plaintiffs alleged attempt to serve it.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.