Sanatass v. Consolidated Investing Co.

Sweeny and McGuire, JJ, dissent in a memorandum by McGuire, J., as follows:

Plaintiff Christopher Sanatass, an employee of a nonparty contractor, was installing air conditioning units and performing duct work in a building owned by defendant Consolidated Investing Company (Consolidated). The work was being performed on a floor leased by defendant Chroma Copy (Chroma), a subsidiary of third-party defendant C2 Media (collectively, the lessees). The lease prohibited the lessees from making any changes to the demised premises without the prior consent of Consolidated. Neither of the lessees…