Thornlow v. Long Island Rail Road

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant Long Island Rail Road Company appeals from two orders of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, (1) one entered April 11, 1969, which granted plaintiff’s motion to strike out said defendant’s answer because of its willful failure to appear for examination before trial and (2) the other entered April 29, 1969, which denied said defendant’s motion for “ reargument ”. Order of April 29, 1969 reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs; appellant’s motion for renewal, misnamed as one for reargument, granted; order of…