Singh v. Friedson

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), dated June 28, 2001, which denied his motion for leave to enter a judgment against the defendant Jon Friedson on the issue of liability upon his failure to appear or answer, and granted the defendants’ cross motion to compel the plaintiff to accept the verified amended answer of the defendant Jon Friedson as timely served.

Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion, with costs, the motion is granted, the cross motion is denied, and…