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Meras v. Slee

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 3, 2000
271 A.D.2d 417 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Summary

allowing a Connecticut employer to intervene in order to preserve its rights to a lien under Connecticut law

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Opinion

Submitted February 17, 2000.

April 3, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the defendants, Walter Slee, County of Suffolk Department of Public Works, County of Suffolk, and Town of Southampton, appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Hall, J.), dated April 7, 1999, which granted the motion of First Union Corporation f/k/a Center Bank Mortgage Company for leave to intervene.

Kral, Clerkin, Redmond, Ryan, Perry Girvan, New York, N Y (Thaddeus J. Rozanski of counsel), for appellants Walter Slee, County of Suffolk Department of Public Works, and County of Suffolk.

Marx Aceste, LLP, White Plains, N.Y. (Sally Ann Zullo and Paul I. Marx of counsel), for intervenor-plaintiff-respondent.

FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., DANIEL W. JOY, WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the appeal by the Town of Southampton is dismissed for failure to perfect (see, 22 NYCRR 670.8[e]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from by the appellants Walter Slee, County of Suffolk Department of Public Works, and County of Suffolk; and it is further,

ORDERED that the respondent is awarded one bill of costs payable by the appellants Walter Slee, County of Suffolk Department of Public Works, and County of Suffolk.

The Supreme Court properly granted leave to intervene to the respondent, the Connecticut employer of the plaintiff's decedent, to preserve its right to a lien under Connecticut law (see, CPLR 1012[a][2]; Canfield v. Child World, 209 A.D.2d 569 ; Nardone v. Fierberg Co., 40 A.D.2d 60 ; see also, Carminucci v. Pepsico, Inc., 236 A.D.2d 499 ). The respondent acknowledges that it has no need to present its own evidence, as its "lien attaches by operation of law once it intervenes and the amount of the lien will be determined at the conclusion of the case". Accordingly, granting the respondent leave to intervene will not prejudice the other parties to the lawsuit (cf., Humbach v. Goldstein, 229 A.D.2d 64 ).


Summaries of

Meras v. Slee

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 3, 2000
271 A.D.2d 417 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

allowing a Connecticut employer to intervene in order to preserve its rights to a lien under Connecticut law

Summary of this case from Woodall v. Rich Albany Hotel, LLC
Case details for

Meras v. Slee

Case Details

Full title:ANN MERAS, ETC., et al., plaintiffs, FIRST UNION CORPORATION f/k/a CENTER…

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

Date published: Apr 3, 2000

Citations

271 A.D.2d 417 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
706 N.Y.S.2d 122

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