Dennis v. Young

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Ellison, J.) entered January 26, 1984 in Delaware County, which granted the motion of defense counsel to withdraw as defendant’s attorney of record.

Special Term abused its discretion in granting the motion of Levene, Gouldin & Thompson to withdraw as defendant’s attorney of record prior to a judicial determination of the insurer’s right to disclaim liability or deny coverage. The order should, therefore, be reversed and the motion denied.

Shortly after this action was commenced, defendant forwarded a copy of the complaint to his…