J.S.M. Contracting, Inc. v. Old Route 6 Pub, Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Angelo J. Ingrassia, J.

This was originally a negligence action with a third- and fourth-party claim for indemnity. Although the motion papers do not fully reflect the fact, the three actions have been severed from each other. In the main action the plaintiff is seeking wrongful death damages arising from an automobile accident involving a car owned by the defendant J.S.M. Contracting, Inc., and operated by the defendant Jamison Corcoran. It is alleged that Corcoran was intoxicated at the time of the accident. In the third-party action J.S.M. and Corcoran seek whole or…