Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. County of Jefferson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 14, 1995PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and cross motions granted. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting the motion of third-party defendant for summary judgment dismissing the first, third and fourth causes of action of the third-party complaint. Those causes of action seek common-law indemnification from the party that actually supervised, directed or controlled the work giving rise to the injury sustained by plaintiff (see, Nappo v Menorah Campus, 216 AD2d 876). We reject the contention of third-party defendant that those causes of action are precluded by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. North Star Reinsurance Corp. v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. State v. American Manufacturers Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Nappo v. Menorah Campus, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Catholic Health Services of Long Island, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh, Pa.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Conley v. Salt City Energy Venture, L.P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Main Street America Group v. Everest National InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 2011

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