Byrnes v. St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital

The plaintiff Christopher Byrnes allegedly slipped and fell on a sheet of ice in the parking lot of the defendant/third-party plaintiff, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital (hereinafter the hospital). The defendant/third-party defendant, Randazzo’s Landscaping, Inc. (hereinafter Randazzo), was a contractor hired to perform snow removal services for the hospital. After the plaintiffs commenced the instant action against the hospital and Randazzo, the hospital cross-claimed against Randazzo for contribution and contractual indemnification. After summary judgment was awarded to Randazzo, inter alia,…