N.Y. General Associations Law § 17: Article permissive; effect upon statute of limitations

§ 17. Article permissive; effect upon statute of limitations. This

article does not prevent an action from being brought by or against all

the members of an association, except as prescribed in the last section.

Where an action is brought against the members of the association, as

prescribed in subdivision first of the last section, the time between

the commencement of the action by or against the officer, and the return

of the first execution issued upon the final judgment rendered therein,

is not a part of the time limited by law, for the commencement of the

second action.