Cranesville Block Co. v. Crisafulli

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Cholakis, J.), entered December 7, 1984 in Albany County, which, inter alia, granted plaintiffs’ motion for class-action status and denied a cross motion by defendants Vincent Crisafulli and Crisafulli Brothers, Inc. to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint or, alternatively, to direct its consolidation with other pending litigation.

Plaintiffs commenced the instant action in a representative capacity pursuant to Lien Law article 3-A seeking to enforce a trust on moneys paid to defendant Vincent Crisafulli, which were turned over by him to…