Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying that branch of the plaintiff's motion which was for leave to amend the complaint to add a sixth cause of action to recover damages for conversion. A motion for leave to amend a pleading will be freely granted, unless the amendment is palpably insufficient or patently devoid of merit (see Lucido v Mancuso,
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