Legal Opinion
Wood v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1984PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas E. Mercure, J.
The plaintiff Anthony N. Wood, in the above-entitled actions, here moves for an order apportioning legal fees and expenses pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 29 of the Workers’ Compensation Law.
On July 14, 1978, Anthony N. Wood sustained a severe and permanent injury while an employee of the Town of Stillwater Highway Department. Plaintiff Anthony N. Wood brought an action against the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company who, as third-party plaintiffs, brought *813the Town of Stillwater into the action. The plaintiff’s action was settled after five days of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Becker v. Huss Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Kelly v. State Insurance FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Castleberry v. Hudson Valley Asphalt Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Claim of Illaqua v. Barr-Llewellyn Buick Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- O'CONNOR v. Lee-Hy Paving Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Daly's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Burns v. VarrialeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Briggs v. Kansas City Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Johnson v. Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
- Martin v. Agway Petroleum Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1989
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