Legal Opinion
Cooney v. Osgood Machinery, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1993PublishedCited by 300 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
The issue on this appeal is whether a Missouri statute barring contribution claims against an employer — which conflicts with New York law permitting such claims — should be given effect in a third-party action pending here. Applying relevant choice of law principles, we conclude that the Missouri workers’ compensation statute should be given effect, and therefore affirm the dismissal of the third-party complaint seeking contribution against a Missouri employer.
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The facts relevant to this appeal are essentially undisputed. In 1957 or 1958, Kling Brothers,…
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