Case Name: GALM v. SULLIVAN
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1907-01-11
Citations: 101 N.Y.S. 1060
Docket Number: 
Parties: GALM v. SULLIVAN.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 101
Pages: 1060–1061

Head Matter:
GALM v. SULLIVAN.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
January 11, 1907.)
Pleading—New Mattes—Release—Supplemental Answeb.
Where plaintiff settled his claim for damages for personal injuries, and executed a release of his cause of action after defendant had answered and noticed the case for trial and placed it on the calendar, the release could only be interposed as a defense by leave of court in the form of a supplemental answer, as provided by Code Civ. Proe. § 544.
[Ed. Note.—For cases in point, see Cent Dig. vol. 39, Pleading, § 843.]
Appeal from Special Term, New York County.
Action by Frank Galm against John W. Sullivan. From an order denying plaintiff’s motion to strike out parts of the amended answer as irrelevant, and as constituting matter that could only be properly set up by supplemental pleading, he appeals. Reversed.
Argued before PATTERSON, P. J., and INGRAHAM, LAUGHLIN, CLARKE, and SCOTT, JJ.
Charles La Rue, for appellant.
De Witt Bailey, for respondent

Opinion:
LAUGHLIN, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant. After the defendant answered, and noticed the case for trial, and placed it upon the calendar, the plaintiff settled his claim with the defendant and executed a release of his cause of action. The defendant thereafter, and within the time within which he was authorized to amend his answer as of course, and without leave of the court, served an alleged amended answer, setting up the release as a defense. It is manifest that this defense, arising after the original answer was served, could only be interposed by leave of the court and in the form of a supplemental answer. Code Civ. Proc. § 544.
It follows that the order should be reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with $10 costs. All concur.