Legal Opinion
Lehman v. North Greenwich Landscaping, LLC
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 2011PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Defendant-respondent North Greenwich Landscaping, LLC, in contracting to render snow removal services to property owner Horton School Associates, did not assume a duty of care toward third parties who used the property (see e.g. Eaves Brooks Costume Co. v Y.B.H. Realty Corp., 76 NY2d 220, 226 [1990]; Moch Co. v Rensselaer Water Co., 247 NY 160, 167-168 [1928]). In the circumstances of this case, the Appellate Division correctly held that the property owner did not relinquish its duty to inspect…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Espinal v. Melville Snow Contractors, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Eaves Brooks Costume Co. v. Y.B.H. Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
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