Legal Opinion
532 Madison Avenue Gourmet Foods, Inc. v. Finlandia Center, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2001PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
The novel issues raised by these appeals — arising from construction-related disasters in midtown Manhattan — concern first, a landholder’s duty in negligence where plaintiffs’ sole injury is lost income and second, the viability of claims for public nuisance.
Two of the three appeals involve the same event. On December 7, 1997, a section of the south wall of 540 Madison Avenue, a 39-story office tower, partially collapsed and bricks, mortar and other material fell onto Madison Avenue at 55th Street, a prime commercial location crammed with stores and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Burns Jackson Miller Summit & Spitzer v. LindnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Palka v. Servicemaster Management Services Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
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3Cited by175 opinions
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- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
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