Chakanovsky v. C.A.E. Link Corp.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Smyk, J.), entered March 18, 1993 in Broome County, which, inter alia, granted a motion by defendant C.A.E. Link Corporation for an order of preclusion.

Plaintiffs seek to recover damages arising out of chemical contamination of the groundwater under properties owned by certain of the plaintiffs. The contamination was allegedly caused by wastewater disposed of by the two defendants during their manufacturing operations. Plaintiffs discontinued their action against one of the defendants, leaving only C.A.E. Link Corporation (hereinafter defendant). At…