Court Opinion

ID: 6148203
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-02-05 15:31:52.768201+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:54:56.778880
License: Public Domain

Newburger, J.
This is an appeal from an order opening a default and vacating the judgment entered thereon on condition that defendant pay plaintiff’s attorney fifteen dollars costs and serve his answer within six days.
It is contended on the part of the appellant that the judgment should have been absolutely set aside, without any conditions, for the reason that there was no personal service on the defendant. It aj>pears that service of the summons herein was made on one Mortimer, a person who had been designated by defendant for that purpose. It is claimed, however, by defendant that said Mortimer was not to use such designation, nor file the same with the county clerk, unless the defendant was traveling out of the United States. The designation, however1, is general, and it authorizes Mortimer for one year from its date to receive service of summons or process in any action or proceeding in any court, and the service having been made under such designation, the judgment was properly entered herein. It was, therefore, a judgment by default, and the justice at Special Term in opening such default had a right to impose the conditions he did.
The order appealed from must be affirmed, with costs.
McCarthy, J., concurs.
Order affirmed, with costs.