Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court's determination as to credibility at the hearing to determine whether the defendants had been served with process in the action is entitled to great deference on appeal, since it had the opportunity to see and hear the witnesses. Based upon that determination, the Supreme Court properly determined that the plaintiff obtained jurisdiction over the defendants (see, Citibank v. Baronat, 238 A.D.2d 369; Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. Arrao, 100 A.D.2d 949; cf., Wern v D'Allessandro, 219 A.D.2d 646).
The defendants' remaining contentions are academic in light of this determination.
Joy, J.P., Goldstein, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.