Canfield v. Child World, Inc.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, Consolidated Freightways, Inc., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Gurahian, J.), entered March 20, 1992, which denied its motion pursuant to CPLR 1012 (a) for leave to intervene as a party plaintiff.

Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, and the motion is granted.

The plaintiff Charles Canfield was employed by the proposed intervenor plaintiff Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (hereinafter Consolidated), a Connecticut company. On January 11, 1988, while engaged as an employee of Consolidated, the…