Anderson v. Carney

Yesawich, Jr., J. (dissenting).

I respectfully dissent.

Pleading amendments which merely add or substitute parties, " 'where the cause of action remains unchanged’ ”, have been liberally allowed (Schleidt v Stamler, 106 AD2d 264, 266, quoting Van der Stegen v Neuss, Hesslein & Co., 243 App Div 122, 131, affd 270 NY 55; see, e.g., Bellini v Gersalle Realty Corp., 120 AD2d 345, 347; cf., Howard v Hachigian, 88 AD2d 1064, 1065, appeal dismissed 57 NY2d 955 [in which a party unsuccessfully attempted to assert a new cause of action against the same party after the Statute of Limitations had run]).…