Legal Opinion
Turner v. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 7, 1994No. 87-CV-397CPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
CURTIN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
This is an action brought by plaintiff Emmett L. Turner against Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company (“Hartford”) pursuant to a settlement in this court between plaintiff and his employer, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (“NFTA”) and the City of Buffalo, the other defendant. As NFTA’s insurance carrier, Hartford provided liability insurance limited to $100,000 and workers’ compensation coverage.
Mr. Turner was working aboard a vessel leased by the NFTA from the City of Buffalo when he slipped and fell, sustaining severe permanent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelly v. State Insurance FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Hilton v. Truss Systems, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Burlew v. American Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Turner v. Niagara Frontier Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1990
3Cited by1 opinion
- Emmett L. Turner v. City of Buffalo, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Alleged Lienor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994