Legal Opinion
Worth Distributors, Inc. v. Latham
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 1983PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This case arose out of the collapse of a portion of the Broadway Central Hotel building in lower Manhattan on August 3, 1973. Four persons were killed, many others were injured, and a number of businesses suffered extensive property damage.
Forty-three actions to recover for wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage were consolidated. After a nonjury trial, Supreme Court held that the owners of the building were 25% liable, the net lessee was 45% liable, and the City of New York was 30% liable. The city was *237held to be entitled to indemnification by the owners,…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- O'Connor v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Altz v. . LeibersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Appel v. MullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Weiner v. Leroco Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Tkach v. Montefiore Hospital for Chronic DiseasesNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
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- German v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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