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John P. Mery et al., Appellants,v.Frank Eginger, Defendant, Society of Friends Church,, Respondent.

Brief

48 Cited authorities

  1. Ross v. Curtis-Palmer

    81 N.Y.2d 494 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 3,587 times
    Holding that plaintiff's "§ 241 claim must fail because of the inadequacy of his allegations regarding the regulations defendants purportedly breached"

  2. Kleeman v. Rheingold

    81 N.Y.2d 270 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 363 times
    Holding lawyer vicariously liable for process server's failure to serve within requisite time period based on "comprehensive" Code of Professional Responsibility, society's vision of what lawyers do, and lawyers' exclusive franchise over their profession

  3. Mas v. Two Bridges Associates

    75 N.Y.2d 680 (N.Y. 1990)   Cited 359 times
    Holding that in contribution, defendants with "common liability to plaintiff" are obliged to pay their "ratable part of the loss"

  4. Rosenberg v. Equitable Life

    79 N.Y.2d 663 (N.Y. 1992)   Cited 248 times
    Holding the inherently dangerous exception applies only where the danger “is inherent in the nature of the contract work,” rather than in the way the work is performed

  5. Brothers v. N.Y. State Elec

    11 N.Y.3d 251 (N.Y. 2008)   Cited 124 times
    In Brothers, the Court of Appeals considered whether a utility company undertook a nondelegable duty to comply with federal and state safety regulations by obtaining a construction permit from the State that required compliance with specified safety statutes.

  6. Singh v. Avis Rent-A-Car Sys., Inc.

    119 A.D.3d 768 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)   Cited 77 times

    2014-07-16 Inderjit SINGH, respondent, v. AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC., et al., appellants. Zaklukiewicz & Puzo, LLP, Islip Terrace, N.Y. (Daniel T. Podhaskie of counsel), for appellants. Law Offices of Neil Kalra, P.C., Forest Hills, N.Y. (Nilay Shah of counsel), for respondent. Zaklukiewicz & Puzo, LLP, Islip Terrace, N.Y. (Daniel T. Podhaskie of counsel), for appellants. Law Offices of Neil Kalra, P.C., Forest Hills, N.Y. (Nilay Shah of counsel), for respondent. In an action to recover damages

  7. Kavanaugh v. Nussbaum

    71 N.Y.2d 535 (N.Y. 1988)   Cited 149 times
    Defining “vicarious liability” as the “imputation of liability to defendant for another person's fault, based on defendant's relationship with the wrongdoer”

  8. Feliberty v. Damon

    72 N.Y.2d 112 (N.Y. 1988)   Cited 112 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that insurer which retained outside counsel could not be held vicariously liable for law firm's actions since the firm was an independent contractor which was not subject to the insurer's actual direction and control

  9. Campbell v. Kovich

    273 Mich. App. 227 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006)   Cited 61 times
    Holding that a premises owner is generally not liable for injuries that a contractor negligently causes

  10. State v. Schenectady Chems

    103 A.D.2d 33 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)   Cited 79 times
    Holding that § 17-0501 does not embrace the gradual migration of pollutants from an inactive waste disposal site

  11. Section 500.11 - Alternative procedure for selected appeals

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 500.11   Cited 536 times

    (a) On its own motion, the court may review selected appeals by an alternative procedure. Such appeals shall be determined on the intermediate appellate court record or appendix and briefs, the writings in the courts below and additional letter submissions on the merits. The clerk of the court shall notify all parties by letter when an appeal has been selected for review pursuant to this section. Appellant may request such review in its preliminary appeal statement. Respondent may request such review

  12. Section 500.13 - Content and form of briefs in normal course appeals

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 500.13

    (a) Content. All briefs shall conform to the requirements of section 500.1 of this Part and contain a table of contents, a table of cases and authorities, questions presented, point headings, and, if necessary, a disclosure statement pursuant to section 500.1(f) of this Part. Such disclosure statement shall be included before the table of contents in the party's principal brief. Appellant's brief shall include a statement showing that the court has jurisdiction to entertain the appeal and to review