Case Name: Great American Insurance Companies et al., Plaintiffs, v. Bearcat Financial Services, Inc., et al., Defendants; Patrick Hayes, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dresdner, Kleinwort, Wasserstein Services, LLC, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-12-20
Citations: 90 A.D.3d 533
Docket Number: 
Parties: Great American Insurance Companies et al., Plaintiffs, v Bearcat Financial Services, Inc., et al., Defendants. Patrick Hayes, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v Dresdner, Kleinwort, Wasserstein Services, LLC, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 90
Pages: 533–534

Head Matter:
Great American Insurance Companies et al., Plaintiffs, v Bearcat Financial Services, Inc., et al., Defendants. Patrick Hayes, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v Dresdner, Kleinwort, Wasserstein Services, LLC, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
[934 NYS2d 413]

Opinion:
Because the first-party complaint alleges that Hayes is liable based only on his own wrongdoing, his third-party claim that he is entitled to common-law indemnification from Dresdner does not state a cause of action (Mathis v Central Park Conservancy, 251 AD2d 171, 172 [1998]). Accordingly, the third-party complaint was properly dismissed.
Because the third-party claim was plainly defective, the motion court providently exercised its discretion in determining that it was frivolous and imposing sanctions and costs (see 22 NYCRR 130-1.1; Pickens v Castro, 55 AD3d 443 [2008]).
We have considered Hayes's remaining contentions and find them unavailing. Concur — Gonzalez, RJ., Mazzarelli, Andrias, Sweeny and Román, JJ.