Legal Opinion

Power Authority v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

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

Decided May 20, 1986PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Murphy, P. J.

In January 1980, an electrical transformer owned by plaintiff Power Authority of the State of New York and operated at the Power Authority’s Gilboa, New York, plant failed. Arrangements were thereafter made to ship the transformer weighing 315,000 pounds and measuring 16 feet in height by 22 feet in length and 11 feet in width to defendant Westinghouse’s St. Louis, Missouri, plant for repairs. Defendant Higgins Erectors and Haulers was engaged to bring the transformer to and from the railroad siding at Richmondville, New York. Transport between Richmondville…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Security Mutual Insurance v. Acker-Fitzsimons Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Rushing v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  3. Deso v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. Haas Tobacco Co. v. . American Fidelity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  5. Jenkins v. BurgosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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3Cited by65 opinions

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  3. New York v. BlankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  4. Heydt Contracting Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Travelers Insurance v. Volmar Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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