Legal Opinion
Zucchelli v. City Construction Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1958PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
One of the floors of a building under construction collapsed and injured the 13 plaintiffs who were employees of third-party defendant R. E. Garrick Company, the cement and concrete work subcontractor on the job. The injured workmen sued 981 Madison Avenue Corp., owner and general contractor, and City Construction Co., which was the owner’s agent engaged not to do any of the construction work but to supervise the whole enterprise for the owner. Plaintiffs’ theory of action against the owner and agent was that they had violated their statutory duty (Labor Law, § 200) to furnish subcontractor…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Iacono v. Frank & Frank Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hess v. Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Wohlfron v. Brooklyn Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Wohlfron v. Brooklyn Edison Company, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Lagzdins v. United Welfare Fund-Security Division Marriott Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Leonard Wallach v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Tilkins v. City of Niagara FallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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