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5 Star Builders, Inc. v. Novel Iron Works

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 20, 2000
268 A.D.2d 332 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

January 20, 2000

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barry Salman, J.), entered January 20, 1999, which denied the motion of defendant-appellant Aetna Casualty Surety Company ("Aetna"), for summary judgment dismissing the cross-claim of defendant and third-party plaintiff AAF-McQuay Inc. ("McQuay"), unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted and the cross claim dismissed.

SULLIVAN, J.P., WILLIAMS, WALLACH, LERNER, SAXE, JJ.


It is undisputed that McQuay manufactured fan coils specifically for the project covered by the bond, that the coils were never delivered, and that since manufacture, the fan coils were held in a rigger's yard in Brooklyn, while the project was in the Bronx. By its terms, the bond does not apply to undelivered materials. Only materials used "at or in the vicinity of "the job site are covered by the bond (See, Maryland Casualty Co. v. Board of Water Com'rs of the City of Dunkirk, 66 F.2d 730, cert denied, 290 U.S. 702). Therefore, the IAS court erred in denying summary judgment.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

5 Star Builders, Inc. v. Novel Iron Works

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 20, 2000
268 A.D.2d 332 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

5 Star Builders, Inc. v. Novel Iron Works

Case Details

Full title:5 STAR BUILDERS, INC., Plaintiff, v. NOVEL IRON WORKS, INC., et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 20, 2000

Citations

268 A.D.2d 332 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
702 N.Y.S.2d 40