N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 4549: Admissibility of an opposing party's statement

§ 4549. Admissibility of an opposing party's statement. A statement

offered against an opposing party shall not be excluded from evidence as

hearsay if made by a person whom the opposing party authorized to make a

statement on the subject or by the opposing party's agent or employee on

a matter within the scope of that relationship and during the existence

of that relationship.