CAMPORESE v. PORT AUTH. OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY


49 N.Y.2d 814 (1980)

Vito Camporese et al., Plaintiffs, v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey et al., Defendants-Appellants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Bentley Painting Co., Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Morris and Maurice Carrion for appellants.

William F. McNulty, Joseph W. Conklin and Anthony J. McNulty for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

This case is governed by the law of New Jersey. Under the decisional law of that State a third-party action for common-law indemnity or contribution does not lie against the employer of the injured workman where, as here, the injury sustained by the employee is covered by workers' compensation insurance (Arcell v Ashland Chem. Co.<...

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