18 N.Y.3d 499, 2012-01148, Vega v. Restani Const. Corp.

Citation: 18 N.Y.3d 499, 965 N.E.2d 240, 942 N.Y.S.2d 13

Opinion Judge: LIPPMAN, Chief Judge.

Party Name: Minerva VEGA, Respondent, v. RESTANI CONSTRUCTION CORP. et al., Defendants, and General Fence Corporation, Appellant.

Attorney: O'Connor Redd LLP, White Plains (Amy Lynn Fenno of counsel), for appellant. Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & De Cicco, New York City (Brian J. Isaac and Jillian Rosen of counsel), and Law Offices of Stillman & Stillman, Bronx, for respondent.

Judge Panel: SMITH, J. (dissenting). Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO and JONES concur with Chief Judge LIPPMAN; Judge SMITH dissents in a separate opinion in which Judges READ and PIGOTT concur.

Case Date: February 16, 2012

Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals