Legal Opinion
Peskin v. Port of New York Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 1959PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. Irwin Shapiro, J.
During the trial the court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint against the defendant Eastern Air Lines Inc. The jury rendered a verdict for $15,000 against the remaining three defendants, The Port of New York Authority (Authority), Cauldwell-Wingate Co., Inc. (Cauldwell) and Ment Bros. Iron Works Co. (Ment).
The jury by its verdict has determined that the plaintiff was injured through the joint negligence of said three defendants.
The defendants Authority and Cauldwell, by their pleadings, cross-claimed for judgment over against the defendant Ment in the event they should be held liable to the…
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- Schwartz v. Merola Bros. Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Scott v. . CurtisNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Tipaldi v. Riverside Memorial Chapel, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- Tipaldi v. Riverside Memorial Chapel, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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