Legal Opinion
Board of Education v. Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw & Folley
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 1987PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
Under New York State’s contribution statute, "two or more persons who are subject to liability for damages for the same personal injury, injury to property or wrongful death, may claim contribution among them whether or not an action has been brought or a judgment has been rendered against the person from whom contribution is sought” (CPLR 1401). The issue presented on this appeal is whether CPLR 1401 permits contribution between two parties whose potential liability to a third party is for economic loss resulting only from a breach of contract. We conclude…
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