Caldwell v. Party Rental Ltd.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered on or about July 28, 2001, which, in an action by an employee of a caterer against a furniture rental company for personal injuries sustained when he sat on a folding chair that collapsed, granted plaintiffs motion pursuant to CPLR 3126 to strike defendant’s answer to the extent of precluding defendant from denying ownership of the chair in question, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The challenged sanction was properly imposed in the absence of a reasonable explanation for defendant’s noncompliance with court orders…