Chimento v. DeMatteis Organization, Inc.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Di Noto, J.), dated March 10, 1989, which granted the plaintiffs motion for leave to serve an amended complaint, raising the ad damnum clause from $500,000 to $1,000,000, and an amended bill of particulars.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, with costs, and the motion is denied.

A motion for leave to increase the amount demanded in an ad damnum clause based upon a claim of increased injuries *703must be accompanied by a…