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Wright v. Herb Wright Stucco, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 29, 1980
50 N.Y.2d 837 (N.Y. 1980)
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reversing Appellate Division's holding that plaintiffs had no common-law cause of action against the defendants; plaintiffs of subcontractor thereby permitted to assert third-party beneficiary rights under contract between general contractor and project owner, which required general contractor to pay "prevailing wages" and to impose same obligation on its subcontractor

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Opinion

Argued April 25, 1979

Decided May 29, 1980

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, JOSEPH G. FRITSCH, J.

Carl Shoolman for appellants.

David A. Stern for respondents.

Order reversed, with costs, and the order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, reinstated for reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 72 A.D.2d 960-961).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.

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Wright v. Herb Wright Stucco, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 29, 1980
50 N.Y.2d 837 (N.Y. 1980)

reversing Appellate Division's holding that plaintiffs had no common-law cause of action against the defendants; plaintiffs of subcontractor thereby permitted to assert third-party beneficiary rights under contract between general contractor and project owner, which required general contractor to pay "prevailing wages" and to impose same obligation on its subcontractor

Summary of this case from Cardona v. Maramont Corp.
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Wright v. Herb Wright Stucco, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:RAYMOND WRIGHT et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 29, 1980

Citations

50 N.Y.2d 837 (N.Y. 1980)
430 N.Y.S.2d 52
407 N.E.2d 1348

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