Opinion
Decided October 28, 1999
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Harris, J.).
Plaintiff, an inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, commenced this action sounding in negligence and products liability against defendant, a domestic corporation. After joinder of issue, defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. Supreme Court granted defendant's motion which prompted this appeal by plaintiff.
Plaintiff initially argues that personal jurisdiction over defendant was obtained by service of process pursuant to CPLR 311(a) (1). Because process under this statute must be personally delivered to an authorized person, the mailing of the summons and complaint to defendant was ineffectual (see, CPLR 311[a][1]; Kenna v. New York Mut. Underwriters, 188 A.D.2d 586;Lakeside Concrete Corp. v. Pine Hollow Bldg. Corp., 104 A.D.2d 551, affd 65 N.Y.2d 865). Additionally, personal jurisdiction was not secured by virtue of CPLR 312-a in light of the fact that plaintiff failed to enclose two copies of a statement of service by mail and an acknowledgment of receipt in the format as required by the statute (see, CPLR 312-a [d]; Nagy v. John Heuss House Drop In Shelter for the Homeless, 198 A.D.2d 115). The record further reveals that an acknowledgment was not returned to plaintiff (see, CPLR 312-a[b]; Dominguez v. Stimpson Mfg. Corp., 207 A.D.2d 375;Shenko Elec. v. Hartnett, 161 A.D.2d 1212).
Finally, plaintiff's assertion that he effected service through the Secretary of State pursuant to Business Corporation Law § 306 Bus. Corp.(b) is also unavailing. To achieve service, section 306 Bus. Corp.(b) requires personal delivery to the Secretary of State of duplicate copies of the summons and complaint, together with the statutory fee. Here, defendant established that it did not receive process and there is no indication in the record that plaintiff served the Secretary of State in conformance with Business Corporation Law § 306 Bus. Corp.(b). Rather, it is apparent that plaintiff's papers were returned to him by the Department of State because they were served by mail and were not accompanied by the mandatory fee.
MERCURE, J.P., CREW III, PETERS and SPAIN, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs.