Yes, another crossing restriction question
So center gave us a crossing restriction and the other pilot started going down. Center then gives us a handoff and I tell the next controller, “Center, 1234 passing FL210 to cross ABC VOR at FL180.” The controller then says, “1234, cross DEF VOR (the next VOR in the arrival) at 14,000.” The other pilot then sets 14,000 in the autopilot and tells me since the new controller didn’t say to cross ABC at FL180 like the last guy, then we no longer had to worry about it.
I could tell that we were going to make the first assigned crossing restriction and I really didn’t want to start something with this guy, but I have never heard of that before. Is there a FAR or something in the AIM saying that a new controller must reissue clearances assigned by a previous controller?