Legal Opinion
Leete v. Applied Power, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 8, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yesawich, Jr., J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of defendants, entered October 15, 1985 in Cortland County, upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at Trial Term (Tait, Jr., J.), at the close of defendants’ case.
On October 18, 1977, plaintiff Richard M. Leete (hereinafter plaintiff) was employed as a mechanic for De Ruyter Central School and was using its Lincoln arc welder to weld spokes onto the rim of a car tire when the tire exploded. At the time of the accident plaintiff was wearing a protective welding hood alleged to have been manufactured by defendant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Foley v. D'AgostinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Melino v. Tougher Heating & Plumbing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- Stone v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Peri v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Peri v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Lewis v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997