Schuster v. 490 West End Corp.

Order entered April 21, 1966, insofar as appealed from, unanimously reversed on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion and the motion to consolidate granted, with $30 costs and disbursements to appellant. The action and the proceeding involve common questions of law and fact which warrant consolidation and which will avoid unnecessary duplication and expense (CPLR 602; 2 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N. Y. Civ. Prac., pars. 602.01-602.03, 602.05; Gibbons v. Groat, 22 A D 2d 996). Nor does respondent show that any substantial right would be prejudiced by such consolidation (see 2 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N. Y. Civ. Prac., par. 602.09). Concur—Stevens, J. P., Eager, Steuer and Capozzoli, JJ.