Pugh v. Hoffman

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered November 19, 1975, granting plaintiffs’ motion to increase the ad damnum clause in the complaint and to serve an amended bill of particulars, is unanimously reversed, in the exercise of discretion, and the motion denied, with $40 costs and disbursements to appellants. In this personal injury action the accident took place on October 20, 1969; the summons and complaint were served in August, 1970; plaintiff served a bill of particulars on October 9, 1974. In October, 1975 there was a substitution of attorneys. The new attorneys moved to increase…