Case Name: Michael Lewis, Plaintiff, v. Donald Baker et al., Defendants. (And Another Action.); Sears Roebuck and Company, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter Worzman, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-02-05
Citations: 291 A.D.2d 216
Docket Number: 
Parties: Michael Lewis, Plaintiff, v Donald Baker et al., Defendants. (And Another Action.) Sears Roebuck and Com pany, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v Peter Worzman, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 291
Pages: 216–217

Head Matter:
Michael Lewis, Plaintiff, v Donald Baker et al., Defendants. (And Another Action.) Sears Roebuck and Com pany, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v Peter Worzman, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
[737 NYS2d 279]

Opinion:
—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Friedman, J.), entered November 30, 2000, which, inter alia, granted third-party plaintiffs motion for discovery from third-party defendant only insofar as to direct in camera inspection of preaction discovery documents, and, after in camera inspection, denied discovery of certain preaction discovery matter as privileged, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Even if we were to find that third-party plaintiff had preserved its demand for a laboratory inspection of the subject ladder, we would find no reason to disturb the motion court's conclusion that all required discovery, other than that of preaction material, has been provided. As to the preaction material, the motion court inspected that material in camera prior to ruling that certain documents were privileged and the record on appeal affords no basis to conclude that the court's determinations respecting the privileged nature of the documents sought by third-party plaintiff were in error. Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Sullivan, Wallach and Friedman, JJ.