Case Name: Susan M. Weichert, Appellant, v. William J. Brouse, as Treasurer of County of Oswego, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-11-09
Citations: 288 A.D.2d 841
Docket Number: 
Parties: Susan M. Weichert, Appellant, v William J. Brouse, as Treasurer of County of Oswego, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 288
Pages: 841–841

Head Matter:
Susan M. Weichert, Appellant, v William J. Brouse, as Treasurer of County of Oswego, Respondent.
[732 NYS2d 186]

Opinion:
—Order affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint for lack of personal and subject matter jurisdiction. "[Slervice of process without first filing the initiatory papers is a nullity, the action never having been properly commenced" (Matter of Gershel v Porr, 89 NY2d 327, 330; see, Matter of Fry v Village of Tarry-town, 89 NY2d 714, 719-720).
All concur, Hurlbutt, J., not participating. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Oswego County, Nicholson, J. — Dismiss Pleading.) Present — Pine, J. P., Hurlbutt, Scudder, Kehoe and Gorski, JJ.