Adelman v. Friedman

Is a defendant’s insurance carrier the real party in interest in a lawsuit to recover for personal injuries sustained because of the defendants’ negligent operation of a motor vehicle? The plaintiff in this motion argues for the extention of such a principle enunciated by the Court of Appeals in Gelbman v Gelbman (23 NY2d 434).

Both parties move for summary judgment, the plaintiff seeking to strike that part of the defendants’ answer in which defendants plead that this court has no jurisdiction over them and that the statutory period for commencing such action has expired; the defendants…