Legal Opinion
Wattecamps v. Artkraft Strauss Sign Corp.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 25, 1973PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHortense W. Gabel, J.
Plaintiff was the unsuccessful defendant in a prior negligence action. He now brings this action for indemnification against the defendant, an alleged joint tortfeasor.
On July 6, 1964, in the course of his employment by Artkraft Strauss Sign Corp., Edward Gibbs was injured. The injury occurred while he was a passenger in an automobile owned by Artkraft and operated by a coemployee, Joseph Osborne. That vehicle came in contact with the vehicle owned by the plaintiff Robert Wattecamps and operated by his wife, Caroline.
An action was thereafter commenced by Gibbs against Mr. and Mrs. Wattecamps.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Bouleris v. Cherry-Burrell Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1964
- Liebman v. County of WestchesterNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- Kennedy v. Bethlehem Steel Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Sanchez v. Hertz Rental Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Berlin & Jones, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1976
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