Case Name: Laura Casini et al., Plaintiffs, v. Michael Katz, Defendant. (Action No. 1.); Michael Katz, Plaintiff, v. Therese Lendino et al., Defendants. (Action No. 2.); Michael Katz, Respondent, v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company et al., Appellants. (Action No. 3.)
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-03-29
Citations: 259 A.D.2d 723
Docket Number: 
Parties: Laura Casini et al., Plaintiffs, v Michael Katz, Defendant. (Action No. 1.) Michael Katz, Plaintiff, v Therese Lendino et al., Defendants. (Action No. 2.) Michael Katz, Respondent, v Aetna Casualty and Surety Company et al., Appellants. (Action No. 3.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 723–724

Head Matter:
Laura Casini et al., Plaintiffs, v Michael Katz, Defendant. (Action No. 1.) Michael Katz, Plaintiff, v Therese Lendino et al., Defendants. (Action No. 2.) Michael Katz, Respondent, v Aetna Casualty and Surety Company et al., Appellants. (Action No. 3.)
[685 NYS2d 633]

Opinion:
In two related actions to recover damages for personal injuries (Actions Nos. 1 and 2), and a third action for a judgment declaring, inter alia, that the defendants in that action are obligated to defend and indemnify Michael Katz in Action No. 1 (Action No. 3), the defendants in Action No. 3 appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), dated February 20, 1998, which, in effect, granted the motion of Michael Katz, the plaintiff in Action Nos. 2 and 3, to consolidate Action No. 3, pending in Nassau County, with Action Nos. 1 and 2, pending in Queens County, to the extent of directing that Action No. 3 be transferred to Queens County to proceed to a separate trial under the supervision of the same Judge.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court did not err in directing that all three actions proceed to trial under the supervision of the same Judge (cf., McDutchess Bldrs. v Dutchess Knolls, 244 AD2d 534; Rodgers v Worrell, 214 AD2d 553). O'Brien, J. P., Ritter, Joy and Altman, JJ., concur.