{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-1004","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 1004","heading":"When joinder unnecessary","body":"§ 1004. When joinder unnecessary. Except where otherwise prescribed by\norder of the court, an executor, administrator, guardian of the property\nof an infant, committee of the property of a judicially declared\nincompetent, conservator of the property of a conservatee, trustee of an\nexpress trust, insured person who has executed to his insurer either a\nloan or subrogation receipt, trust agreement, or other similar\nagreement, or person with whom or in whose name a contract has been made\nfor the benefit of another, may sue or be sued without joining with him\nthe person for or against whose interest the action is brought.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 10. Parties Generally"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/1004","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"a05ae453053e668ceba198b8ba88d877e957152d88373fd58af1d2abb53199ee","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-1003","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-1006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}