Hanover Insurance v. Lama

*844OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Order unanimously reversed with $10 costs to plaintiff, motion for a protective order striking the interrogatories granted and cross motion to dismiss denied.

In this action, brought to recover damages arising out of a collision between two boats in Long Island Sound, defendant served a demand for interrogatories which was 33 pages long and included 140 questions, containing subparts and subsubparts to same. Plaintiff made a motion for a protective order under CPLR 3103 (a) and defendant cross-moved to preclude based on the argument that plaintiff had not…