Legal Opinion
Lake v. John W. Cowper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 29, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted the motions of John W. Cowper Company, Inc., J. Migliore Construction Company, Inc., and Milstein, Wittek & Associates, Architects, Inc. (defendants), each of which sought permission to file a summons and amended answer asserting a cross claim against third-party defendant County of Erie (County) for indemnification and contribution.
The County’s contention that the recent amendment to Workers’ Compensation Law § 11 (see, L 1996, ch 635, § 2) prohibits defendants from asserting claims against the County for…
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