Action may be joint or several; right to implead · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 12-2.2 Action may be joint or several; right to implead
An action may be brought against one or more of the persons subject to liability under this article. A person against whom an action is brought may implead, pursuant to the provisions of CPLR article 10 governing impleader, any person who may be liable to him for indemnity or contribution under paragraph (b) of 12-1.3.
A claimant may sue 1 or more liable persons together or separately. ★ A defendant may implead under CPLR article 10 anyone who may owe indemnity or contribution under § 12-1.3(b).
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.