Case Name: Robert J. Leahey et al., Plaintiffs, v. Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc., et al., Defendants; Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Visconti Corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-11-08
Citations: 233 A.D.2d 851
Docket Number: Appeal No. 1
Parties: Robert J. Leahey et al., Plaintiffs, v Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc., et al., Defendants. Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v Visconti Corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 233
Pages: 851–851

Head Matter:
Robert J. Leahey et al., Plaintiffs, v Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc., et al., Defendants. Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v Visconti Corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
(Appeal No. 1.)
[649 NYS2d 855]

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied the motion of defendant third-party plaintiff, Alcan Rolled Products Company, Inc. (Alcan), for summary judgment on the issue of contractual indemnification. There is an issue of fact whether Alcan, the owner of the building, was negligent. If so, Alcan may not seek indemnification for its own negligence (see, Brown v Two Exch. Plaza Partners, 76 NY2d 172, 180; see also, General Obligations Law § 5-322.1; Spoto v S.DR. Constr., 226 AD2d 202). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Oswego County, Hurlbutt, J.—Summary Judgment.) Present—Pine, J. P., Lawton, Fallon, Balio and Davis, JJ.