Roldan v. Thorpe

In Roldan v. Thorpe, 117 A.D.2d 790, 499 N.Y.S.2d 114 (2nd Dept. 1986), the Appellate Division, adopted the standard for determining whether a person served is a person of "suitable age and discretion," articulated by a nisi prisi court, stating [117 A.D.2d at 791-792]: As the court stated in City of New York v. Chemical Bank (122 Misc.2d 104, 108-109, 470 N.Y.S.2d 280): "The person to whom delivery is made must objectively be of sufficient maturity, understanding and responsibility under the circumstances so as to be reasonably likely to convey the summons to the defendant. Thus, delivery to adult relatives, employees, co-workers and apartment-house doormen as persons of suitable age and discretion, has been sustained.