Legal Opinion
Viera v. Uniroyal, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin B. Stecher, J.
These motions and cross motions present us with new turns in the tortuous road on which choice of tort law has embarked since simple, straightforward lex loci delictus ceased to be our sole guide (Babcock v Jackson, 12 NY2d 473).
THE FACTS
The relevant facts were stipulated. On June 9, 1979, plaintiff Omar Viera, a New York domiciliary, fell from a scaffold while helping to clear a factory in Kennett, Missouri, of smoke damage. The plant was leased to the defendant Uniroyal which engaged the cleaning services of defendant Crystal Home Cleaners of L.I.,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Neumeier v. KuehnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Miller v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Tooker v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- State ex rel. Maryland Heights Concrete Contractors, Inc. v. FerrissSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Salsman v. Barden & Robeson Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Huston v. Hayden Building Maintenance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Viera v. Uniroyal, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Aviles v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Cooney v. Osgood Machinery, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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