It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Supreme Court neither abused nor improvidently exercised its discretion in granting that part of the cross motion of defendant for leave to amend its answer. "Leave to amend the pleadings `shall be freely given' absent prejudice or surprise resulting directly from the delay" (McCaskey, Davies & Assoc. v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp.,
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