Schiavone Const. Co. v. Elgood Mayo Corp.

Citation451 N.Y.S.2d 720,56 N.Y.2d 667
Parties, 436 N.E.2d 1322 SCHIAVONE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, et al., Respondents, v. ELGOOD MAYO CORP. (a Pennsylvania corporation), et al., Defendants, and Timberland Equipment Limited, formerly known as The Timberland Ellicott Limited, Appellant. (and a third-party action.).
Decision Date04 May 1982
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
Raymond S. Jackson, Jr., and Peter D. Raymond, New York City, for appellant.
OPINION OF THE COURT

Order reversed, with costs, and plaintiffs' motion denied for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Justice Samuel J. Silverman at the Appellate Division (81 A.D.2d 221, 227-234, 439 N.Y.S.2d 933). Question certified answered in the negative.

COOKE, C. J., and JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER, JJ., concur.

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