Conte v. Large Scale Development Corp.

The plaintiff, employed by Mazzella Contractors, Inc., the subcontractor for excavation work upon an apartment house in the Bronx, was severely injured in the course of his employment. He brought this action against the owner of the property and the general contractor and, following a trial, had a jury verdict for $250,000 against them. Those defendants impleaded the plaintiff’s employer, but their third-party complaint was dismissed. Upon appeal, there was a modification; the judgment in the plaintiff’s favor was reversed and his complaint dismissed, the judgment dismissing the third-party…