Spoor-Lasher Co., Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed.

Roe and Kenney, doing business as Leslie C. Roe Associates, brought an action against the Poughkeepsie Urban Renewal Agency and others for damages alleged to have been sustained during the modernization of the downtown portion of the City of Poughkeepsie. The Urban Renewal Agency then served a third-party complaint setting forth a claim over against SpoorLasher Co., Inc., the general contractor, and others. In its turn Spoor-Lasher has brought the present action seeking a declaration that Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., its…