Settembrini v. Settembrini

—In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Shapiro, J.), dated April 12, 1999, which denied his motion to stay the trial of the action, (2) an order of the same court, also dated April 12, 1999, which, inter alia, granted the plaintiffs motion to strike his answer and to preclude him from participating in the inquest by presenting evidence or cross-examining the plaintiffs witnesses, and (3) a judgment of the same court, entered May 26, 1999, which granted the plaintiff a divorce based upon cruel and…