Opinion
2001-01994 2001-09112
Argued January 10, 2002.
February 6, 2002.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from so much of (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Spodek, J.), dated October 10, 2000, as denied that branch of her motion which was to extend her time to serve a summons and complaint upon the defendant Brooklyn Hospital Center pursuant to CPLR 306-b and granted the cross motion of the defendant Brooklyn Hospital Center pursuant to CPLR 306-b to dismiss the action insofar as asserted against it, and (2) an order of the same court dated June 28, 2001, as denied that branch of her motion which was for leave to renew.
Wingate, Russotti Shapiro, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Edward G. Bithorn of counsel), for appellant.
Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein Deutsch, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Steven C. Mandell of counsel), for respondent and defendants.
Before: ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P., NANCY E. SMITH, LEO F. McGINITY, STEPHEN G. CRANE, JJ.
ORDERED that the orders are affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiff's motions and granted the respondent's cross motion.
FLORIO, J.P., SMITH, McGINITY and CRANE, JJ., concur.