Tuncbilek v. McGrath, 80 A.D.2d 760

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered March 3, 1980, which, inter alia, granted ‍​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍defendants leave to examine the nonparty witness Dalhir, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, to permit ‍​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍the examination also of the nonparty witness Michael Prieto, and, except, as thus modified, affirmed. Defendants adequately demonstrated special circumstances to warrant ‍​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍deposing the operator of the other vehicle involved in the underlying negligence claim which gives rise to this attorney’s malpractice action. (See CPLR ‍​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍3101, subd [a], par [4].) Special Term properly denied the requested relief as to the other nonparty witnesses whose examinations were also ‍​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍sought. Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Markewich, Lupiano, Silverman and Bloom, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: Tuncbilek v. McGrath

Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date Published: Mar 3, 1981

Citations: 80 A.D.2d 760; 439 N.Y.S.2d 300; 1981 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10538

Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.