N. & E. Greenberg's Sons, Inc. v. Peter Pan Fur Co.
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Opinion
While a defendant in a negligence action may implead its insurance broker who allegedly breached his agreement to provide full insurance coverage, it was error for the trial court to deny the third-party defendant’s motion to sever the main and third-party actions, as the third-party defendant would be subjected to some prejudice if both actions were tried together before the same jury (Thornton v. City of New York, 20 Misc 2d 838; Kelly v. Yannotti, 4 N Y 2d 603).
[454]*454The order should he reversed, with $10 costs and the motion granted.
Concur — Hecht, J. P., Hoestadter and Gold, JJ.
Order reversed, etc.
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33 Misc. 2d 453, 215 N.Y.S.2d 787, 1961 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3042, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/n-e-greenbergs-sons-inc-v-peter-pan-fur-co-nyappterm-1961.