Service Requirements of Business Corporation Law Trumped CPLR
The Third Department determined the service requirements of the Business Corporation Law trumped the CPLR:
It is well settled that the CPLR “govern[s] the procedure in civil judicial proceedings . . . except where the procedure is regulated by inconsistent statute” (CPLR 101…). As is relevant here, the procedure for the judicial dissolution of corporations is governed by Business Corporation Law article 11. Business Corporation Law § 1106 in particular provides that an order to show cause is to be served upon, among others, “the corporation[s] and upon each person named in the petition” (Business Corporation Law § 1106 [c]), while the petition need only be filed with the county clerk (see Business Corporation Law § 1106 [d]). As this is inconsistent with the requirements of CPLR 406 (b), the specific requirements of Business Corporation Law § 1106 control in this circumstance … . Matter of Gould Erectors & Rigging Inc, 2014 NY Slip Op 05004, 3rd Dept 7-3-14