STABLER v. MANHATTAN & BRONX SURFACE TRANSIT OPERATING AUTH.


155 A.D.2d 390 (1989)

Angela Stabler, Appellant, v. Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

November 30, 1989


Clearly, the IAS court has the authority to direct a bifurcated trial "[i]n furtherance of convenience". (CPLR 603; County of Chenango Indus. Dev. Agency v Lockwood Greene Engrs., 111 A.D.2d 508, 509.) An examination of the circumstances of this case, however, persuades us that the sanction of dismissal was so drastic as to constitute an abuse of discretion and, therefore, require reversal. (See, Balogh v H.R.B. Caterers...

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