Roach v. McGuire & Bennett, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
At issue on this appeal is whether New York law or Pennsylvania law applies in this action arising out of a work-related injury to plaintiff at a Pennsylvania construction site. Defendant, a New York corporation, was the general contractor at the construction site. Plaintiff, a New York resident, was employed at the site by third-party defendant (hereinafter the subcontractor), a Pennsylvania corporation which had contracted with defendant to perform certain metal fabrication work at the site.
The conflict of laws issue has two aspects: first, which State’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Neumeier v. KuehnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Gerard v. Penn Valley Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Sarnoff v. Charles Schad, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Bartley v. Concrete Masonry Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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