Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. International Paper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 16, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Mikoll, J. P.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Dawson, J.), entered October 28, 1996 in Essex County, which denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
On November 8, 1991, plaintiff Harold S. Reynolds *728(hereinafter plaintiff) was injured when he was struck by a “widowmaker”, a loose tree limb, while felling trees on land owned by defendant IP Timberlands Operating Company. Defendant International Paper Company owned the timber and timber rights on the property and had contracted with plaintiffs employer, James T. Ratliff (third-party defendant), for the…
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