Legal Opinion
Becker v. Poling Transportation Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 2, 2004No. Docket Nos. 02-7707(L), 02-7713(CON), 02-7773(CON)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
Metro Fuel Oil Corp. and Metro Terminals Corp. (collectively, “Metro”) appeal from a judgment entered after a jury trial before Magistrate Judge Levy holding Metro liable to Philip Becker (“Becker”) and John Jurgens (“Jurgens”) for injuries sustained when a petroleum transfer operation resulted in a fire. The magistrate judge held Metro vicariously liable for the negligence of its independent contractor, Ultimate Fuel Transportation, Inc. (“Ultimate”). Ultimate had settled with appel-lees before trial, and the district court set off from the total damages found by the…
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