Legal Opinion
Mowczan v. Bacon
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 15, 1998PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
This appeal requires that the Court settle an important facet of third-party practice. The underlying main action stems from an accident that involved two tractor-trailers. Plaintiff Mowczan was a passenger in the vehicle of the primary defendants, Haven Transportation, Inc. and Benedetto, who are respectively the owner and operator of that tractor-trailer. The third-party defendant, Maersk, is the owner of the trailer portion of the other vehicle involved in the collision.
Mowczan did not sue Maersk. However, Haven and Benedetto tried to bring Maersk into the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Sommer v. Federal Signal Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Morris v. Snappy Car Rental, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Sutka v. ConnersNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Doundoulakis v. Town of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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