First National Bank v. Schantz

In an action to foreclose consolidated mortgages, (1) the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Hickman, J.), dated February 28, 1997, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendants third-party plaintiffs which was to amend their answer and denied those branches of its cross motion which were to dismiss the third, fourth, and eighth affirmative defenses, as well as all counterclaims except the first contained in the amended answer; and (2) the third-party defendant John Charles Van Wormer separately appeals from so much of the same order as…