Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Re: Being Served

NO you do not have to accept them. In fact by tellinig the guy you are not authorized to accept service it should have been enough right there. He has other ways to serve. If in fact he had left them with you however he would have had service by substitution. He would have served by leaving the docs with a person of suitable age and discretion.

On the other hand, service should have been made through the NY Secretary of State or anyone designated by the corporation to accept service. Do your boss a favor and get him the papers or get them to the legal counsel for the company right away.

Good luck.

Re: Being Served

Mr. Colleluori is quite correct: no one not authorized to accept service on behalf of a person or a company has to go ahead and accept service. The process server got a wee bit pushy if he insisted on leaving the papers with you (sometimes they do).

Mr. Colleluori is also correct in telling you to get the papers to your boss IMMEDIATELY. The service of these papers starts a clock running, and that clock will wind down quickly to a meltdown if the papers are not with the lawyer for the company or for your boss very soon.

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