Perlbinder v. D'Aquilla Brothers Contracting Co.

The complaint alleges that the individual plaintiffs were the owners of 1025 Fifth Avenue. The corporate plaintiff was their agent and general contractor. The defendants were subcontractors on work being done on those premises. In the course of that work a chimney fell causing damage to the adjoining property. The owner of that property, Mary-mount College, brought an action against all of the parties to this action and recovered a judgment of $46,000. Plaintiffs paid the judgment and brought proceedings against each of the two defendants for an order pursuant to section 211-a of the Civil…