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Robert Gerrish, Respondent,v.56 Leonard LLC, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant.

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22 Cited authorities

  1. South Road Associates, LLC v. International Business Machines Corp.

    4 N.Y.3d 272 (N.Y. 2005)   Cited 408 times
    Holding that the term "premises" in the disputed contract unambiguously referred only to the "interior space" of a leased real estate property based on a reading of the lease "as a whole," which frequently listed the term "premises" separately from things such as "the water tower, appurtenances, land, parking lot and building"

  2. Brad H. v. City of New York et al

    17 N.Y.3d 180 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 187 times
    Noting that where a contract's language is "written so imperfectly that it is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation," it is deemed to be ambiguous.

  3. Jock v. Fien

    80 N.Y.2d 965 (N.Y. 1992)   Cited 315 times
    Holding that plaintiff's work during the normal manufacturing process did not involve an enumerated activity and therefore he was not entitled to protection under the statute

  4. Allen v. Cloutier Constr

    44 N.Y.2d 290 (N.Y. 1978)   Cited 403 times
    Holding that under §241, a general contractor has "absolute" responsibility for the safety of a workplace "irrespective of their control or supervision of the construction site"

  5. Abbatiello v. Lancaster Assoc

    3 N.Y.3d 46 (N.Y. 2004)   Cited 187 times
    Noting that law "imposes absolute liability on owners and contractors for any breach of statutory duty that proximately causes injury"

  6. 805 Third Ave. Co. v. M.W. Realty Associates

    58 N.Y.2d 447 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 232 times

    Argued February 9, 1983 Decided March 31, 1983 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, ANDREW R. TYLER, J. Richard E. Hershenson and Samuel Kirschenbaum for appellant. Jay A. Kranis, Thomas J. Malmud and Barbara L. Levine for respondent. SIMONS, J. In September, 1979 plaintiff, 805 Third Avenue Co., and defendant, M.W. Realty Associates, two limited partnerships, entered into a contract for the sale by defendant of a portion of its air rights to plaintiff

  7. John v. Portville Central Sch. Dist

    2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 2645 (N.Y. 2009)   Cited 74 times
    Instructing courts to read contracts as a whole and not place “undue emphasis” upon particular words or phrases

  8. Lawyers' Fund for Client Prot. v. Bank Leumi Tr. Co.

    94 N.Y.2d 398 (N.Y. 2000)   Cited 68 times
    Holding no ratification occurred when defrauded client accepted funds from state bar client protection fund because client "merely agreed to take an award that was immediately available and allow the Fund to pursue further remedies"

  9. Shields v. General Electric Company

    3 A.D.3d 715 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)   Cited 59 times

    94212. Decided and Entered: January 15, 2004. Cross appeals from an order of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered January 13, 2002 in Albany County, which, inter alia, partially granted defendant General Electric Company's motion and third-party defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Goldberg Segalla L.L.P., Albany (William J. Gregan of counsel), for defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellant-respondent. Conway Kirby L.L.P., Niskayuna (Andrew W. Kirby of counsel)

  10. Maragliano v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J.

    119 A.D.3d 534 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)   Cited 13 times   1 Legal Analyses

    2014-07-2 Eduardo MARAGLIANO, appellant, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF N.Y. & N.J., et al., respondents (and a third-party action). The Orlow Firm, Flushing, N.Y. (Adam M. Orlow and Louis A. Badola of counsel), for appellant. Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, New York, N.Y. (Simon Lee and Christian H. Gannon of counsel), for respondent Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J. The Orlow Firm, Flushing, N.Y. (Adam M. Orlow and Louis A. Badola of counsel), for appellant. Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, New York,

  11. Section 500.1 - General requirements

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 500.1   Cited 1 times

    (a) All papers shall comply with applicable statutes and rules, particularly the signing requirement of section 130-1.1 -a of this Title. (b) Papers filed. Papers filed means briefs, papers submitted pursuant to sections 500.10 and 500.11 of this Part, motion papers, records and appendices. (c) Method of reproduction. All papers filed may be reproduced by any method that produces a permanent, legible, black image on white paper. Reproduction on both sides of the paper is encouraged. (d) Designation