Micari v. Van Kesteren

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., William Van Kesteren appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tanenbaum, J.), dated November 23, 1984, which granted the plaintiffs leave to serve an amended complaint asserting a direct claim against him, and (2) from an order of the same court (Doyle, J.), dated March 14, 1985, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss his second affirmative defense of lack of jurisdiction. Orders affirmed, with one bill of costs. Special Term properly granted the plaintiffs leave to serve an amended complaint asserting a direct claim against the appellant (see, Duffy v Horton Mem. Hosp., 66 NY2d 473; Cucuzza v Vaccarro, 67 NY2d 825, affg 109 AD2d 101). The plaintiffs were not obligated to serve a supplemental summons along with their amended complaint because the third-party defendant was not a "new party” within the meaning of CPLR 305 (a). He was "fully a party to this action with clear notice of the allegations charging him with ultimate liability” from the time of service of the third-party complaint (see, Cucuzza v Vaccarro, 109 AD2d 101, 104, supra; 525 Holst v Edinger, 93 AD2d 313, 315-316). Mangano, J. P., Gibbons, Brown and Kooper, JJ., concur.