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Turner Construction Co. v. OC Iron Works, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 23, 2005
19 A.D.3d 260 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

6428.

June 23, 2005.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.H.O.), entered December 2, 2004, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

DeGraff, Foy, Kunz Devine, LLP, Albany (Galina German of counsel), for appellant.

Peckar Abramson, P.C., New York (Howard M. Rosen of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Buckley, P.J., Tom, Andrias, Sullivan and Sweeny, JJ.


Plaintiff's entitlement to partial summary judgment on liability was supported by undisputed facts and testimonial admissions. Defendant failed to establish the elements of adhesion in this commercial subcontract between sophisticated parties. There is no showing that the parties had any legal obligation to contract with one another ( see Levine v. Shell Oil Co., 28 NY2d 205, 213), or that defendant had no right to walk away if it felt the terms were too onerous.

Questions as to the extent of damages were properly left for separate trial ( see CPLR 3212 [c]; Nitti v. Goodfellow, 256 AD2d 1082, 1083, lv dismissed 93 NY2d 999).

We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them without merit.


Summaries of

Turner Construction Co. v. OC Iron Works, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 23, 2005
19 A.D.3d 260 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

Turner Construction Co. v. OC Iron Works, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Respondent, v. OC IRON WORKS, INC.…

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

Date published: Jun 23, 2005

Citations

19 A.D.3d 260 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
796 N.Y.S.2d 918

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