United States Fire Insurance v. J.R. Greene, Inc.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara Kapnick, J.), entered December 10, 1999, which denied plaintiffs’ motion to strike defendant Nordson Corporation’s answer, unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, the motion granted, the answer stricken and the matter remanded for an inquiry as to damages.

Plaintiff Jefsteel Business Equipment Corporation and its insurer, United States Fire Insurance Co., instituted this action to recover for fire damage alleged to have been caused by a defect in the design or manufacture of an electrostatic…