Appellant's claim of untimeliness grounded on CPLR 1009 is untenable. The rule provides: "Within twenty days after service of the third-party complaint, the plaintiff may amend his complaint without leave of court to assert against the third-party defendant any claim he might have asserted if the third-party defendant had been joined originally as a defendant." Appellant may not rely on said rule, for it...
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