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Baker v. Wight

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 6, 1990
158 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

February 6, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Anita Florio, J.).


In the second above action, orders of the same court and Justice, also entered on or about April 3, 1989, which denied motions by the same third-party defendants for the same relief, and instead made the same directions, are unanimously affirmed, without costs. Order of the same court and Justice, also entered on or about April 3, 1989, which denied third-party defendant Fontaine Truck Equipment Company's motion to vacate plaintiffs' note of issue, is unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The motions raised questions of calendar control to be decided by the trial court in the exercise of discretion. We think this discretion was properly exercised to accommodate plaintiffs' legitimate interest in having a prompt trial of the main action, third-party defendants' legitimate interest in having an opportunity to conduct disclosure and prepare for trial of the third-party actions, and defendants and third-party plaintiffs', and also the court's, legitimate interest in having a single trial on the intertwined factual and legal issues raised in the main and third-party actions (see, Power Test Petroleum Distribs. v Northville Indus. Corp., 114 A.D.2d 405). We have examined appellants' other contentions and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Sullivan, Carro, Kassal and Wallach, JJ.


Summaries of

Baker v. Wight

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 6, 1990
158 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

Baker v. Wight

Case Details

Full title:DOROTHY BAKER et al., Plaintiffs, v. DONALD WIGHT et al., Defendants and…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 6, 1990

Citations

158 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
550 N.Y.S.2d 701

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