Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York September 16, 1996 (Coffey v. Russo)

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., allegedly sustained as the result of a motor vehicle accident, the plaintiffs appeal from an order *547of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cowan, J.), entered August 11, 1995, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 308 (5) to serve the defendants by delivery of the summons and complaint to their insurance carrier.