George Cohen Agency, Inc. v. Donald S. Perlman Agency, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The primary question presented in this matter is bifurcated, namely, (1) whether the defendants, under the circumstances, may assert a third-party claim under CPLR 1007 against a third-party defendant, in excess of the sum demanded by plaintiff in the complaint; and (2) assuming such a third-party claim must be dismissed, may it be asserted in an independent action and then consolidated for trial with plaintiff’s claim.
In denying appellant’s motion to dismiss the third-party action herein, Special Term answered the first branch of the question in the affirmative,…
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