Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
We agree with plaintiff that defendants should have moved to amend their answer to assert the defense based on Workers' Compensation Law § 29 (6) before including that defense as one of the bases for their motion for summary judgment dismissing the amended complaint (see, Cole v Rappazzo Elec. Co.,
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