Legal Opinion
Quevedo v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1982PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
The question on this appeal is whether a clause in a building maintenance contract requiring the contractor to indemnify the building owner for all liability arising out of or in connection with the contract is unenforceable under former section 5-322.1 of the General Obligations Law (amd L 1981, ch 964). Such a clause is unenforceable under that statute only to the extent that the clause provides indemnification for liability for damages caused by the indemnitee’s sole negligence.
Plaintiff Raphael A. Quevedo was injured when the boiler in a building…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Central New York Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. AverillNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Vey v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- County of Onondaga v. Penetryn Systems, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- County of Onondaga v. Penetryn Systems Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Vey v. Port AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
3Cited by31 opinions
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