Nellegar v. Cote

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Donohue, J.), entered March 6, 1998 in Albany County, which granted plaintiff’s motion to join action Nos. 1 and 2.

Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident with defendant Donald Cote in December 1992 and initially brought an action against Cote to recover damages for her injuries. Plaintiffs insurer, defendant Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut (hereinafter Hartford), began paying plaintiff no-fault benefits following the accident; however, plaintiff alleges that in February 1993, Hartford informed her that her continued…