Case Name: Crossland Mortgage Corp., Respondent, v. Helen Roberts, Appellant, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-12-26
Citations: 35 A.D.3d 788
Docket Number: 
Parties: Crossland Mortgage Corp., Respondent, v Helen Roberts, Appellant, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 788–788

Head Matter:
Crossland Mortgage Corp., Respondent, v Helen Roberts, Appellant, et al., Defendants.
[826 NYS2d 738]

Opinion:
In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendant Helen Roberts appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kelly, J.), entered July 19, 2005, which, after a hearing to determine the validity of service of process, denied her motion to vacate the judgment of foreclosure and sale.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the appellant's contention, the plaintiff met its burden of establishing personal jurisdiction over the appellant by a preponderance of the evidence at the hearing (see R.P. Cautela Realty v McDonald, 239 AD2d 481 [1997]). The Supreme Court properly concluded that the discrepancy between the appellant's actual age and the approximation thereof made by the process server at the time of service was insufficient to disprove personal service (see R.P. Cautela Realty v McDonald, supra; Skyline Agency v Coppotelli, Inc., 117 AD2d 135 [1986]; cf. Warney v Haddad, 194 AD2d 478 [1993]).
The appellant's remaining contention is without merit. Schmidt, J.E, Santucci, Krausman and Rivera, JJ., concur.