Case Name: Katherine Histon et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Hearn Department Stores, Inc., Appellant-Respondent; Helen Abrams et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Hearn Department Stores, Inc., Appellant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1959-06-23
Citations: 8 A.D.2d 801
Docket Number: 
Parties: Katherine Histon et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Hearn Department Stores, Inc., Appellant-Respondent. Helen Abrams et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Hearn Department Stores, Inc., Appellant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 8
Pages: 801–802

Head Matter:
Katherine Histon et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Hearn Department Stores, Inc., Appellant-Respondent. Helen Abrams et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Hearn Department Stores, Inc., Appellant-Respondent.

Opinion:
Order denying conditionally, plaintiffs' motion to vacate the notices of examination before trial unanimously reversed, on the law and in the court's discretion, with $20 costs and disbursements to defendant-appellant-respondent and motion denied without qualification. This is not a class action. Each plaintiff sues on his or her own behalf, but for convenience, all have joined together in one action. Defendant is entitled, if it deems it necessary, to examine each plaintiff with respect to matters that are relevant and material. The factual situation, particularly with respect to the affirmative defenses, may not be the same with respect to all plaintiffs. Concur — Breitel, J. P., Rabin, M. M. Prank, McNally and Stevens, JJ.