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Stanfill Plumbing v. Dravo Constructors

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 2, 1993
191 A.D.2d 187 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

March 2, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Beverly S. Cohen, J.).


The parties' intention with respect to the scope of the release is not clear in various respects, including whether it was meant to bar future claims (see, Perritano v. Town of Mamaroneck, 126 A.D.2d 623, 624), and thus partial summary judgment based upon the release was properly denied.

There is also present an issue of fact as to whether plaintiff and Dravo subsequently entered into an oral contract for plaintiff to complete the plumbing work after it walked off the job. According to plaintiff, Dravo was to pay it directly for such work and also pay its suppliers. In support of this claim, plaintiff has submitted checks paid directly to it by Dravo, work orders issued to it by Dravo as well as evidence of Dravo's payments to the plumbing suppliers. Plaintiff claims that Dravo failed to pay the sums due it and eventually forced it off the job, thus preventing it from completing the job and earning a profit based on the total job requirements.

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Wallach and Asch, JJ.


Summaries of

Stanfill Plumbing v. Dravo Constructors

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 2, 1993
191 A.D.2d 187 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Stanfill Plumbing v. Dravo Constructors

Case Details

Full title:STANFILL PLUMBING HEATING CORP., Respondent, v. DRAVO CONSTRUCTORS, INC.…

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

Date published: Mar 2, 1993

Citations

191 A.D.2d 187 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
594 N.Y.S.2d 191

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