In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants Martin Marquez and Samson Telfort appeal (1), as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hubsher, J.), dated June 25, 2002, as denied their motion to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted
Ordered that the order dated June 25, 2002, is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, the motion to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against the defendants Martin Marquez and Samson Telfort pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) is granted, the complaint is dismissed insofar as asserted against those defendants, and the action insofar as asserted against the remaining defendant is severed; and it is further,
Ordered that the appeal from so much of the order dated February- 4, 2003, as denied the appellants’ second motion to dismiss the complaint is dismissed as academic in light of our determination on the appeal from the order dated June 25, 2002; and it is further,
Ordered that the order dated February 4, 2003, is reversed insofar as reviewed, on the law, and the cross motion is denied; and it is further,
Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the appellants.
This action to recover damages for personal injuries arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on July 21, 1998. The vehicle allegedly was owned by the defendant Martin Marquez and driven by the defendant Samson Telfort, both of whom were residents of the State of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs, who were passengers in the vehicle, commenced this action by filing a summons and complaint on July 11, 2001, against Marquez, Telfort, and the driver of another vehicle that was involved in the accident. Marquez and Telfort served an answer on December 3, 2001, which interposed an affirmative defense of lack of personal jurisdiction.
On April 11, 2002, Marquez and Telfort moved to dismiss the action insofar as asserted against them pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) for lack of personal jurisdiction because the plaintiffs failed to meet the service requirements of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 253 or CPLR 308. By order dated June 25, 2002, the Supreme Court, inter alia, denied their motion and granted the plaintiffs additional time to serve the appellants pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 253. We reverse.
The plaintiffs did not submit any papers in opposition to the April 11, 2002, motion, and, therefore, did not establish that they acquired jurisdiction over the appellants (see Jean-Laurent v Nicholas,
The Supreme Court abused its discretion in its June 25, 2002, order when it extended the time to “reserve” the summons and complaint pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 253, where the plaintiffs did not make a motion to extend either for good cause shown or in the interest of justice (see CPLR 306-b; Leader v Maroney, Ponzini & Spencer,
The Supreme Court erred in granting the plaintiffs’ cross motion for leave to renew the defendants’ April 11, 2002, motion. A motion for leave to renew must be supported by new or additional facts which, although in existence at the time of the prior motion, were not known to the party seeking renewal (see
In light of this our determination, it is unnecessary to address the appellants’ remaining contentions. Smith, J.P., McGinity, Luciano and Townes, JJ., concur.
