Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Keene Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1986PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley L. Sklar, J.
These motions to dismiss raise significant issues concerning *746the nature in New York State of causes of action for indemnity and restitution. Can the plaintiffs, New York City and its Board of Education, which are incurring costs in their program for the abatement of asbestos in the public schools, assert a cause of action against defendant asbestos manufacturers, installers, etc., for the cost of the abatement program, which cause of action is not grounded upon a duty of defendants to abate, but upon their claimed negligence or liability in strict…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDermott v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Trustees of Columbia University v. Mitchell/Giurgola AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- State v. Stewart's Ice Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. Schenectady Chemicals, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Brown v. RosenbaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Independent School District No. 197 v. W.R. Grace & Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1990
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. New York City Housing Auth.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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