Leave to amend the answer was properly granted ( see, Fahey v County of Ontario, 44 N.Y.2d 934), any prejudice claimed by plaintiff being a result of its failure to diligently prosecute the original matter in 1976 ( see, Maroulis v. 64th St.-Third Ave. Assocs., 163 A.D.2d 16; Hotel Prince George Affiliates v Maroulis, 62 N.Y.2d 1005). The separate action instituted in 1992 for an accounting of a partnership dissolved in 1975 was properly dismissed as barred by the six-year Statute of Limitations of CPLR 213.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Ross, Nardelli and Tom, JJ.