Chanatry v. Williams

Judgment and orders unanimously affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: Following a jury verdict which found that defendant and his insurer had engaged in settlement negotiations with plaintiff which lulled plaintiff into inactivity and induced him to rely on such negotiations until expiration of the Statute of Limitations, plaintiff successfully moved for an order directing entry of a judgment estopping defendant from asserting the defense of the Statute of Limitations in the underlying negligence suit. Defendant now appeals from this order and judgment as well as from an earlier order denying his…