Stroock v. Beltramini
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Tompkins, J.), entered May 19, 1989, which granted defendant’s motion to serve an amended answer (CPLR 3025 [b]), unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, and the motion denied, without costs.
In this action to recover legal fees, defendant sought leave *591to interpose a defense asserting lack of personal jurisdiction and counterclaims for legal malpractice and abuse of process. While, as Supreme Court recognized, leave to amend a pleading is freely granted as a matter of discretion in the absence of…
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