Staskoski v. Government Employees Insurance

In an action for a judgment declaring that the plaintiffs’ judgment in an underlying negligence action would be enforceable as against the underinsured provisions of an automobile insurance policy issued by the respondent, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowd, J.), dated June 3, 1987, which, in effect, dismissed the action on procedural grounds.

Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, the defendant’s time to serve an answer to the complaint is extended until 20 days after service upon it of a copy of this decision and order, with notice of entry,…