Opinion
April 1, 1983
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Wayne County, Stiles, J.
Present — Hancock, Jr., J.P., Callahan, Denman, Boomer and Schnepp, JJ.
Order unanimously reversed, with costs, and motion granted. Memorandum: Special Term improvidently exercised its discretion in denying plaintiff's application for leave to serve an amended bill of particulars. Plaintiff's attorney promptly moved to amend the bill of particulars upon learning of new evidence supporting plaintiff's subjective complaints. Such motion practice is permissible when a party is ignorant of the information that necessitated the amendment ( Palmer v New York City Tr. Auth., 33 A.D.2d 119; see, also, Katz-Waisman Weber Strauss v Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Center, 36 A.D.2d 807). Motions to amend bills of particulars are to be liberally granted in the absence of prejudice ( Havas v Victory Paper Stock Co., 77 A.D.2d 698, 699; cf. Fahey v County of Ontario, 44 N.Y.2d 934). Defendant may conduct a further medical examination of the plaintiff if deemed necessary.