Bankruptcy
Luther Hughes, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Marion L. Thompson, Defendant. (Action No. 1.); Luther Hughes, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. Marion L. Thompson, Defendant. (Action No. 2.); Marion L. Thompson, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Kent Starbird, Third-Party Defendant. (Action No. 3.); Kent Starbird, Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v. Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent, et al., Fourth-Party Defendant. (Action No. 4.)
65 A.D.2d 674·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1978·NY
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Opinion
Luther Hughes, Jr., Plaintiff, v Marion L. Thompson, Defendant. (Action No. 1.) Luther Hughes, Jr., et al., Appellants, v Marion L. Thompson, Defendant. (Action No. 2.) Marion L. Thompson, Third-Party Plaintiff, v Kent Starbird, Third-Party Defendant. (Action No. 3.) Kent Starbird, Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent, et al., Fourth-Party Defendant. (Action No. 4.)
[MAJORITY]
—Order unanimously modified to provide that in its management of the defense of the defendant Marion L. Thompson in Action No. 2, respondent Utica Mutual Insurance Company shall not interpose the defense of its insured’s bankruptcy and, as modified, order affirmed, without costs. (Appeal from order of Monroe Supreme Court — substitution of parties.) Present — Marsh, P. J., Moule, Simons, Schnepp and Witmer, JJ. [66 AD2d 1030.]