Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
While the general rule is that leave to amend "shall be freely given upon such terms as may be just" (CPLR 3025 [b]), judicial discretion in allowing such an amendment on the eve of trial should be "`discreet, circumspect, prudent and cautious'" (Smith v Sarkisian,
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