Legal Opinion
Hanford v. Plaza Packaging Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 13, 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
The issue presented is whether an action for an intentional tort is barred by the plaintiffs receipt of workers’ compensation benefits where both parties were employees of the same firm, but the defendant’s alleged misconduct arose from purely personal motives and was not in furtherance of the employer’s business. We answered this question in the negative in Maines v Cronomer Val. Fire Dept. (50 NY2d 535 [1980]), and Maines compels a reversal here.
Denise Hanford brings this action against Morton Landowne, 1 alleging that Landowne concealed a video camera in a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maines v. Cronomer Valley Fire Dept., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Werner v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- O'Connor v. MidiriaNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Beth V. v. New York State Office of Children & Family ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- Tarasiuk v. LevoritzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
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