Mediaamerica, Inc. v. Rudnick

Full title: MEDIAAMERICA, INC., Appellant, v. THOMAS RUDNICK, Respondent

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Dec 7, 1989

156 A.D.2d 174 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

548 N.Y.S.2d 218

Opinion

December 7, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Andrew R. Tyler, J.).

MediaAmerica's present motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint seeks recovery based upon defendant's default on two payments due under a nonnegotiable promissory note, dated August 14, 1987, while its first counterclaim in the prior pending action seeks substantially the same relief based upon the termination of defendant's employment. Since both actions involve the same subject matter and parties, the more appropriate action is consolidation rather than dismissal. (See, 4 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N Y Civ Prac ¶ 3211.24; Siegel, Practice Commentary, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR C3211:19; Byer, Civil Motions § 316.)

Concur — Kupferman, J.P., Carro, Asch, Kassal and Rosenberger, JJ.