28 A.D.2d 842 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1967
Concur — Eager, J. P., Rabin, McNally and Witmer, JJ.; Tilzer, J., dissents in the following memorandum: I dissent insofar as the majority holds that the defenses are “ insufficient in law on this record ” and would affirm the order appealed from in its entirety. In the posture of the action at Special Term, pretrial examinations having been suspended because of the interposition of plaintiff’s motion but the defendant nevertheless having indicating its intent to depose, among others, the three individuals who are alleged to have effectuated the check swapping and withholding scheme, the motion to strike the affirmative defenses and counterclaim was premature under the unusual facts here and was properly denied (CPLR 3212, subd. [f]). The bank cashier’s checks in suit were but 3 of some 12 official checks involving transactions between the