Legal Opinion
Nunes v. National Union Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 8, 2000PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding to vacate a lien obtained pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 29 (1), the appeal is from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dye, J.), entered April 15, 1999, which, inter alia, granted the petition.
Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The petitioner Karl Nunes was injured in an elevator accident in the course of his employment. He brought an action against Tower Elevator, Inc. (hereinafter Tower), the company charged with maintaining the elevator. That action was settled in February 1995. He also received Workers…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Utica Mutual Insurance v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of WinsconsinUtica City Court · 1968
3Cited by1 opinion
- PMA MANAGEMENT CORP. v. WHITE, ROBERTAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011