Legal Opinion
Laquila Construction, Inc. v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 19, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Fingerhood, J.), entered March 6, 1990, which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that plaintiff failed to comply with alternative dispute resolution in the underlying contract, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, motion to dismiss granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the complaint.
Plaintiff was a contractor engaged by defendant Transit Authority to excavate for new subway facilities in lower Manhattan. The contract provided that disputes were to be resolved…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In re the Arbitration between Cross & Brown Co. & NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
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