Cortland Pump & Equipment Co. v. Coots

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ingraham, J.), entered December 13, 1989 in Cortland County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

In December 1985, defendant was hired by plaintiff, a contractor, to perform certain masonry work as part of a renovation project at a gas station located in Cortland County. The work done by defendant entailed the construction of concrete pads in the area adjacent to the station’s service islands. Shortly after the construction was completed and the station reopened, a leak was discovered in one of the fiberglass *815…