Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Holiday Inns, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1983PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
Appellants, as third-party plaintiffs in these actions, seek to hold a municipality proportionately liable to the extent that its negligent conduct contributed to the occur*257rence of a motel fire, for which appellants may be cast in damages to plaintiff motel guests and their representatives. Two questions are presented for our determination. First, despite the absence of any actionable duty owed by a third party directly to the injured plaintiffs, may the third party be held liable for a proportionate share of the damages, on the basis of a breach of duty to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Rogers v. Dorchester AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Schuster v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Holodook v. SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
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3Cited by222 opinions
- De Long v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Sommer v. Federal Signal Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Christian R. Valencia, an Infant by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Teresa Franco v. Sung M. Lee and Shiu Chun Lee, the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- McLean v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Valdez v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
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