Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiffs' cross motion to amend their complaint and bill of particulars. While it is recognized that leave to amend a pleading may be freely granted (see, CPLR 3025 [a]), leave should be denied as a matter of law where, as here, the proposed amendment is plainly lacking in merit (see, Parisi v Leppard,
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