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LETTERMAN v. REDDINGTON

278 A.D.2d 868 (2000)

718 N.Y.S.2d 503

JEREMY W. LETTERMAN, Appellant, v. PATRICK C. REDDINGTON, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

Decided December 27, 2000.

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and motion granted.

Memorandum:

Supreme Court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint to add a claim for punitive damages. Leave to amend a pleading should be freely granted in the absence of prejudice to the nonmoving party where the amendment is not patently lacking in merit (see, Rinker v Oberoi, 275 A.D.2d 1000; Mathiesen...

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