Court Opinion

ID: 5719453
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-12 16:07:19.268686+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:40:40.936909
License: Public Domain

In an action brought by an employee against his corporate employer and a fellow employee to recover damages for an assault committed by such fellow employee, the employer appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated June 26, 1958, denying its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as to it (Rules Civ. Prae., rule 113). Order reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements; motion granted; and complaint dismissed as against the employer, defendant Lakeland Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal Corp. In view of the outstanding award of compensation to plaintiff, and his acceptance of payments thereunder, he is precluded from bringing this action (Boca v. Federal Stevedoring Co., 280 App. Div. 940, affd. 305 N. Y. 648; Matter of Dooa v. Federal Stevedoring Co., 308 N. Y. 44; Pigott v. Field, 10 A D 2d 99; Bwrgess v, Iryde Mfg. Co., 20 Mise. 2d 875; see, also, Legault v. Brown, *789283 App. Div. 303). Nolan, P. J., Beldoek, Ughetta and- Christ, JJ., concur; Kleinfeld, J., not voting.