Legal Opinion
Montufar v. Shiva Automation Service
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Dukane Corporation appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Levitt, J.), dated January 14, 1998, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The appellant’s motion for summary judgment was based essentially on its claim that it was shielded from liability to the plaintiff because the plaintiff’s employer had substantially modified the machine in question in such a way as to allow certain safety features…
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- Morrow v. Mackler Productions, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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