Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Welsbach Electric Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2007PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The question before us is whether the Appellate Division erred in concluding that the plaintiff City of New York was barred by the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel from maintaining its action for indemnification or contribution against defendant Welsbach Electric Corporation. We determine that these doctrines do not apply in this case and therefore reverse the Appellate Division’s dismissal of the City’s complaint.
In 1992, Welsbach contracted with the City to maintain certain traffic signals in Queens County. The contract contained an indemnity…
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