Legal Opinion

Betancourt v. 141 East 57th Street Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 31, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered April 22, 1976, dismissing the complaint at the close of the evidence, is modified, on the law, to reverse the dismissal of the first and fourth causes of action, and a new trial directed as to those causes of action, with $60 costs and disbursements of this appeal to abide the event, and otherwise affirmed. We agree that the third cause of action for punitive damages, and the sixth cause of action for loss of services derivative to the third cause of action, were properly dismissed. There is no basis for holding the employer liable for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Laidlaw v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Shank v. Riker Restaurants Associates, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Molloy v. ColettiNew York Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Shank v. Riker Restaurant Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
  5. Filippone v. ReisenburgerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kohler v. WrayNew York Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Jg v. GoldfingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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