Galvin Bros. v. Town of Babylon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the motion of the defendant Hanes Companies, Inc., doing business as Hanes Geo Components (hereinafter Hanes), which was pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the cross claim for contribution asserted against it by the defendant Town of Babylon, New York. The plaintiff in its complaint sought to recover damages from the Town based on breach of contract and in quantum meruit. “[P]urely economic loss resulting from a breach of contract does not constitute ‘injury to property’ within the meaning of New York’s contribution statute [CPLR 1401]”…
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