Beck Chemical Equipment Corp. v. Beattie Manufacturing Co.

Appellant was impleaded under section 287 of the Civil Practice Act. The order bringing him in (submitted to us by stipulation), instead of directing service of a copy of the complaint on him (see Eastern Optical Co. v. General Optical Co., 219 App. Div. 294), provided that he be served with a copy of the original defendant’s supplemental answer. What appellant did was to answer, the complaint and to assert *508counterclaims as against plaintiff, along with other persons who were not parties to the action. We find no authority for this practice, especially in view of the form of the order…