Warner v. Bumgarner

Plaintiff moves to punish defendants for contempt pursuant to the Judiciary Law and to impose penalties for failure to comply with disclosure orders pursuant to CPLR 3126,

Plaintiff and defendant Willard Bumgarner were partners in the building and sale of houses. This action for accounting and other relief was commenced June 10, 1964. Defendant Willard Bumgarner counter-claimed for dissolution and accounting. Subsequently, defendants’ attorney withdrew and, although it appears that a stipulation substituting defendants’ present attorney was executed October 22, 1964, an order of substitution…