Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 12, 1998 (Medick v. Millers Livestock Market, Inc.)

White, J.

Appeal from an order of the *865Supreme Court (Dier, J.), entered October 1, 1997 in Washington County, which denied a motion by defendant Millers Livestock Market, Inc. for consolidation of action Nos. 1 and 2.

On April 27, 1994, an automobile operated by defendant Charles D.