Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Stinnes Corp.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Ramos, J.), entered February 22, 1999, which, on the court’s own motion, dismissed plaintiffs complaint, pursuant to CPLR 3001, for want of a justiciable controversy, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

*303Considering all of the circumstances of this case, we find that the dismissal of this declaratory judgment action for want of a justiciable controversy (see, CPLR 3001) constituted a provident exercise of discretion (see, Cox v J.D. Realty Assocs., 217 AD2d 179, 182). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach, Lerner and Andrias, JJ.