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2015 New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 15 - (Civil Practice Law & Rules) ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS JOINTLY LIABLE
1501 - Actions against persons jointly liable; service of summons; judgment.

NY CPLR § 1501 (2015) What's This?
  1501.  Actions  against persons jointly liable; service of summons;
  judgment. Where less than all of the named defendants in an action based
  upon a joint obligation, contract  or  liability  are  served  with  the
  summons, the plaintiff may proceed against the defendants served, unless
  the court otherwise directs, and if the judgment is for the plaintiff it
  may be taken against all the defendants.

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