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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1939

I. Berlin & Son, Inc. v. New York City Omnibus Corp.

I. Berlin & Son, Inc. v. New York City Omnibus Corp.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 24, 1939
171 Misc. 674; 14 N.Y.S.2d 661; 1939 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2284

Counsel

Einstein & Einstein, for the appellant., Henry J. Smith, for the respondent.

I. Berlin & Son, Inc. v. New York City Omnibus Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

As the insufficiency of the defense of another action pending appears upon the face of the answer, the use of the affidavit in aid of same was improper. (Welch v. City of Niagara Falls, 210 App. Div. 170; Reddington v. Elco Merchandising Corp., Inc., 236 App. Div. 64.) That both actions involved the same accident and common questions, may be a ground for consolidation, at least for purposes of trial, but the prior action is not another action pending between the same parties for the same cause. (Tyler v. Standard Wine Co., 52 Misc. 374; affd., 121 App. Div. 928; Tarbell v. Howard, 162 Misc. 606.)

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs, and motion granted.

All concur. Present — Hammer, Shientao and Noonan, JJ.

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