Legal Opinion
Dooley v. Bacardi Imports, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion granted. Memorandum: Special Term erred in denying plaintiff leave to supplement her complaint to seek punitive damages and to compel defendant Bacardi Imports, Inc., to accept its service. The application is timely under the “relation back” doctrine (CPLR 203, subd [e]; Caffaro v Trayna, 35 NY2d 245; Gardner v Fyr-Fyter Co., 55 AD2d 816; 1 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, NY Civ Prac, par 203.29). Defendant’s claims of exposure to potentially greater liability and lack of insurance coverage, unsupported assertions of prejudice in the formulation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Murray v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Loomis v. Civetta Corinno Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Caffaro v. TraynaNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Gardner v. Fyr-Fyter Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Fahy v. Hertz Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- O'Connor v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Gesing v. FadaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988