Legal Opinion
Davis v. Caristo Construction Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotein, P. J.
Plaintiff’s intestate, Thomas Davis, was killed, and plaintiffs George Henry and Kenneth Tormey were injured when a scaffold on which they were working during the construction of a school building broke. Plaintiff Robert Henry, who was assisting in the work, was also injured. All four were employed by Artistic Bronze Tablet Co., Inc. (Artistic), a subcontractor of defendant Caristo Construction Corp. (Caristo), which was the general contractor. Artistic had entered into a subcontract with Caristo by which it agreed to furnish the labor, materials and equipment for the performance of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thompson-Starrett Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Iacono v. Frank & Frank Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Kaplan v. 48th Avenue Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- Komar v. Dun & Bradstreet Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Manguso v. Thirty-Third Equities, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lipka v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Agnes Lipka, as Administratrix of the Estate, Goods, Chattels and Credits of Walter J. Lipka, Sr., Deceased, and Individually as Widow and Next of Kin of Said Walter J. Lipka, and John E. Abbott v. United States v. Vaughn Construction Corporation, Third-Party Olga Sicko, as Administratrix of the Estate, Goods, Chattels and Credits of John Sicko, Deceased, and Individually as Widow and Next of Kin of Said John Sicko, Deceased v. United States v. Vaughn Construction Corporation, Third-Party Maurice Smith v. United States v. Vaughn Construction Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Walden v. WeinsteinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971