Legal Opinion

West-Fair Electric Contractors, and L.J. Coppola, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, and Gilbane Building Company

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 6, 1996No. 673, Docket 94-7558PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Per curiam

This case returns to us after our certification of questions of New York law to the New York Court of Appeals. The certification order sets forth the relevant background of this dispute, West-Fair Elec. Contractors v. Aetna Casualty & Sur., 49 F.3d 48 (2d Cir.1995), and therefore, we summarize that background only briefly.

Non-party Fischer-Reese White Plains Associates L.P. (Fischer-Reese) retained defendant Gilbane Construction Co. (Gilbane) to complete a construction project in White Plains, New York. Gilbane, in turn, hired plaintiff L.J. Coppola, Inc. (Coppola) and other subcontractors…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jamesbury Corp. v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  2. West-Fair Electric Contractors, and L.J. Coppola, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, and Gilbane Building CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. In re Schiavone Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Schoenfeld v. Bloomingdale's Department Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by57 opinions

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  3. Jackson v. Onondaga CountyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2008
  4. Frooks v. Town of CortlandtDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
  5. Moorer v. Grumman Aerospace Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1997

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