{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "1004", "citation": "CPLR § 1004", "heading": "When joinder unnecessary", "text": ["§ 1004. When joinder unnecessary. Except where otherwise prescribed by order of the court, an executor, administrator, guardian of the property of an infant, committee of the property of a judicially declared incompetent, conservator of the property of a conservatee, trustee of an express trust, insured person who has executed to his insurer either a loan or subrogation receipt, trust agreement, or other similar agreement, or person with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another, may sue or be sued without joining with him the person for or against whose interest the action is brought."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/1004", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A **representative** — executor, administrator, guardian of an infant's property, committee, conservator, trustee of an express trust, an insured who gave a loan/subrogation receipt, or a person who contracted **for another's benefit** — may **sue or be sued without joining** the person they represent (unless the court orders otherwise). ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/1004", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}