Ventures International v. Uppstrom

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (William J. Davis, J.), entered July 13, 1989, which denied the motion of defendant and third-party plaintiff Continental Casualty Company for an order pursuant to CPLR 602 (a) directing a joint trial of the above-captioned actions, is unanimously affirmed, without costs.

A motion to try the actions jointly is one directed to the sound discretion of the trial court. (Inspiration Enters. v Inland Credit Corp., 54 AD2d 839, 840, appeal dismissed 40 NY2d 1014.) While this court may substitute its discretion for that of the trial court and grant consolidation…