Legal Opinion
Commissioners of State Insurance Fund v. Fortune Interior Dismantling Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 20, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Beeler, J.), entered March 19, 2003, which granted defendant Fortune Interior Dismantling Corp.’s motion to enforce a settlement and *428release, and enjoined plaintiff from denying workers’ compensation insurance coverage to nonparty Red Ball Demolition under Workers’ Compensation Law § 93 (b) and (c), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The scope of a general release depends on the controversy being settled and the purpose for which the release is actually given. A release may not be read to cover matters which the parties did not intend to dispose…
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