Ramos v. Howard Industries, Inc.

10 N.Y.3d 218 (2008)

885 N.E.2d 176

855 N.Y.S.2d 412

JOHN RAMOS, Respondent,

v.

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued February 6, 2008.

Decided March 13, 2008.

Connors & Vilardo, LLP, Buffalo (Lawrence J. Vilardo and Giuseppe A. Ippolito of counsel), and Law Offices of Walter R. Pacer, Jr. (James D. Schultz, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Cantor, Lukasik, Dolce & Panepinto, P.C., Buffalo (Stephen C. Halpern of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ and SMITH concur with Judge PIGOTT; Judge JONES dissents in a…