Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the proposed amended answer, in the form annexed to the defendant's moving papers, is deemed served upon the plaintiff upon service of a copy of this decision and order.
The Supreme Court should have granted the defendant's motion for leave to serve an amended answer asserting two additional affirmative defenses. Leave to amend a pleading should be freely granted (see CPLR...
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