SIMPSON v. SUTTON EAST ASSOCIATES 86


264 A.D.2d 650 (1999)

695 N.Y.S.2d 349

HARVEY SIMPSON et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. SUTTON EAST ASSOCIATES 86 et al., Appellants-Respondents, and H.R.H. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. H.R.H. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Respondent, v. DAVID EDELSTEIN et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant. (Action No. 1.) THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE CHANNEL CLUB, Plaintiff, v. EDWARD SIMPSON et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.) (Action No. 2.)

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

Decided September 23, 1999.


The two actions involve common questions of law and fact, such as whether the work was done pursuant to the parties' contract, undertaken with sufficient equipment, and conducted without negligence or fraud. The same witnesses and documents would be offered in each action to litigate these claims. Any prejudice or confusion will be minimized by the fact that Action No. 1, and possibly Action No. 2, is to be a non-jury trial. Finally, both cases are now ready for trial. At...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases