Legal Opinion
Buran v. Coupal
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1995PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
This case calls upon us to address a doctrine which "continues to bedevil the courts” (McLaughlin, 1990 Supplementary Practice Commentaries, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR C203:3, 1995 Cum Ann Pocket Part, at 28). Under what circumstances does an amended complaint adding a new defendant, united in interest with the original defendant, relate back to the initial complaint for Statute of Limitations purposes? In particular, must the party seeking leave of court to add a new defendant show "excusable mistake” for the failure to have named the new…
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