Legal Opinion

Salzman v. Holiday Inns, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 6, 1975PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Moule, J. P.

The question presented on this appeal is whether a contractor who provides interim financing for a construction project may maintain a cause of action as a third-party plaintiff against a permanent financer for an alleged breach by the latter of a financing commitment to the owner, after the owner sues the contractor, claiming that the contractor’s delay in construction was the cause of the damages which accrued as a result of the breach.

The facts of the case are not in dispute. Plaintiffs’ predecessor, L. S. & G. Development Corporation (LS & G), was the owner of a parcel of land…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Dunn v. . Uvalde Asphalt Paving Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. Kelly v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Gerseta Corporation v. Equitable Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. American Electric Power Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
  2. Pandora Industries, Inc. v. Paramount Communications Inc. (In Re Wingspread Corp.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
  3. Costello v. GeiserNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Beck v. FMC Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  5. Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. SolowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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