The action is by an insurance carrier to recover in subrogation; the proposed amendment seeks to interpose the affirmative defense of waiver of subrogation rights. The application was denied on the basis of section 5-323 of the General Obligations Law, which voids as against public policy an agreement "affecting real property" whereby the contractor exempts himself or agents from liability resulting from work performed in connection therewith. The subject contract is one...
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