Case Name: Lisa Rusolo, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Ann Rusolo, et al., Respondents, v. Skate Odyssey and/or Skate Odyssey of Staten Island, Inc., Respondent, and Killarney, Fabiani & Brody, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-03-25
Citations: 109 A.D.2d 875
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lisa Rusolo, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Ann Rusolo, et al., Respondents, v Skate Odyssey and/or Skate Odyssey of Staten Island, Inc., Respondent, and Killarney, Fabiani & Brody, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 109
Pages: 875–875

Head Matter:
Lisa Rusolo, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Ann Rusolo, et al., Respondents, v Skate Odyssey and/or Skate Odyssey of Staten Island, Inc., Respondent, and Killarney, Fabiani & Brody, Appellant.

Opinion:
— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., Killarney, Fabiani & Brody, defendant's law firm, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pizzuto, J.), dated December 3, 1984, which denied its application for leave to withdraw as counsel for the defendant in the above-entitled matter.
Order affirmed, with costs.
A motion to withdraw as counsel is an inappropriate means of testing the propriety of an insurance carrier's disclaimer of liability on the ground of lack of cooperation by the insured (see, Brothers v Burt, 27 NY2d 905; Presley v Williams, 57 AD2d 947; Monaghan v Meade, 91 AD2d 1014). Mangano, J. P., Brown, Rubin and Lawrence, JJ., concur.