Great American Insurance Companies v. Bearcat Financial Services, Inc.
Cases that cite this one
6 later published cases cite this decision.
- Freidman v. Yakov (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- Robinson v. Brooks Shopping Centers, LLC (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
- AQ Asset Management LLC v. Levine (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- Torres v. 63 Perry Realty, LLC (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
- Bohn v. 176 W. 87th St. Owners Corp. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
- Bohn v. 176 W. 87th St. Owners Corp. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
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Opinion of the Court
Because the first-party complaint alleges that Hayes is liable based only on his own wrongdoing, his third-party claim that he is entitled to common-law indemnification from Dresdner does not state a cause of action (Mathis v Central Park Conservancy, 251 AD2d 171, 172 [1998]). Accordingly, the third-party complaint was properly dismissed.
Because the third-party claim was plainly defective, the motion court providently exercised its discretion in determining that it was frivolous and imposing sanctions and costs (see 22 NYCRR 130-1.1; Pickens v Castro, 55 AD3d 443 [2008]).
We have considered Hayes’s remaining contentions and find
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