Legal Opinion
Pitts v. Columbus McKinnon Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 1980No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order. unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff brought this action against Columbus McKinnon Corp. and Frontier Bronze Corp. to recover damages for the injury and death of her husband, Robert Pitts. Frontier cross-claimed against Columbus McKinnon Corp. and brought a third-party action against the employer of plaintiff’s intestate, Wright & Kremers. After a trial plaintiff recovered jury verdicts of $90,000 damages for wrongful death and $10,000 damages for conscious pain and suffering. Defendant-third-party plaintiff Frontier Bronze Corp. appeals from an order which set…
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