SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA
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KATHY L. NUNN, as Executrix
of the Estate of STEVEN R. NUNN,
as Guardian of DANIEL J. NUNN and
HAYLEY A. NUNN, Infants under the
age of fourteen and INDIVIDUALLY
Plaintiffs,
vs Index #G-11012
GTE SYLVANIA INC., n/k/a GTE
PRODUCTS CORPORATION; GLASS
TECH, INC.; B & E ELECTRIC
CORPORATION; BARNES CONSTRUCTION;
CITY OF JAMESTOWN BOARD OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES; TRAUTMAN
ASSOCIATES,
Defendants.
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CITY OF JAMESTOWN BOARD
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES,
Third Party Plaintiffs,
vs
FALCONER GLASS INDUSTRIES INC.,
Third Party Defendant.
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BURGETT & ROBBINS
(Dalton Burgett, Esq.
of Counsel) for Plaintiffs
HURWITZ & FINE, P.C.
(Paula Newcomb, Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
GTE Sylvania Inc.
SMITH, MURPHY & SCHOEPPERLE
(Bonnie Hager, Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
Glass Tech, Inc.
HAGERTY & BRADY
(Michael A. Brady, Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
B & E Electric
DAMON & MOREY
(Mark G. Farrell, Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
Barnes Construction
WAGNER & HART
(Edward J. Wagner, Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
City of Jamestown
O'SHEA, REYNOLDS & CUMMINGS
(C. DeForest Cummings, Jr. Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
Trautman Associates
QUINN & McGARRY, P.C.
(Frank P. McGarry, Esq.
of Counsel) for Defendant
Falconer Glass Industries
HODGSON, RUSS, WOODS, & GOODYEAR
(John C. Krenitsky, Esq.
of Counsel) for Electrical
Equipment Corporation
(Non-Party)
DECISION AND ORDER
GERACE, J.
Plaintiffs moved for leave to file an amended
complaint as follows:
1. To include as defendants GTE Sylvania, Inc.; GTE
Products Corporation; GTE-Sylvania Electrical
Equipment Group; Osram Acquisition Corporation;
Osram Sylvania, Inc. This part of the motion is
GRANTED.
2. To add Tinicum Holdings Incorporated, Challenger
Holdings, Inc., and Challenger Electrical Equipment
Corporation. This motion is DENIED, without
prejudice, pending depositions.
3. To add negligent design, manufacturing defects,
breach of warranty and strict products liability.
The motion is DENIED as to the breach of warranty,
express and implied; GRANTED as to negligent
design, manufacturing defects and strict products
liability, except as against defendants
B & E Electric, Barnes Construction, City of
Jamestown BPU and Troutman Associates. See NIAGARA
MOHAWK vs. FERRANTI PACKARD, 201 AD2d 902;
GOLDSTEIN v. BROGAN CADILLAC OLDSMOBILE CORP, et
al, 90 AD2d 512.
4. Plaintiffs must present an updated case management
and scheduling order to the Court and other Counsel
by November 20, 1995.
5. The request of defendants for costs from the
plaintiffs on the motion to amend is DENIED,
without prejudice to apply for actual costs,
attorney fees and expenses incurred for additional
discovery and other pretrial activity that arise as
a direct result of the granting of the motion.
THIS IS THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THIS COURT. NO FURTHER
ORDER IS NECESSARY EXCEPT TO IDENTIFY THE PAPERS ON WHICH
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND ARGUED ON APPLICATION OF ANY
COUNSEL.
DATED: November , 1995
Mayville, New York
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JOSEPH GERACE
Supreme Court Justice
To all Counsel:
Please take notice that a DECISION and ORDER of
which the within is a copy, is duly granted in the above
entitled action on the day of , 1995, and
duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of
Chautauqua on the same date.