JERAS v. EAST MFG. CORP.


168 A.D.2d 889 (1990)

Jeanne Jeras, as Administratrix of The Estate of Paul A. Jeras, Deceased, Respondent-Appellant, v. East Manufacturing Corp. et al., Defendants, and Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., et al., Appellants-Respondents. (Appeal No. 1.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

December 21, 1990


Judgment reversed on the law without costs and complaint dismissed.

Memorandum:

The trial court should have dismissed the complaint in this wrongful death action as against defendant Newco Waste Systems (Newco) because the proof shows that decedent's death was caused while he was acting in the course of his special employment with Newco. Although American Stevedoring paid decedent, furnished him with health insurance, and retained the right to hire and fire...

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