TURNER v. CITY OF BUFFALO

No. 296, Docket 94-7280.

41 F.3d 57 (1994)

Emmett L. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BUFFALO, Defendant, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Defendant-Appellee, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Alleged Lienor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Weissfeld, Buffalo, NY, for plaintiff-appellant Emmett L. Turner.

Frank G. Godson, Buffalo, NY, for alleged lienor-appellee Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.

Before WINTER, JACOBS and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.


JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Emmett L. Turner was severely injured in the course of employment while working on a boat operated by his employer, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ("NFTA") and owned by the City of Buffalo (the "City"). NFTA's compensation insurance carrier, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company ("Hartford") immediately began paying Turner worker's compensation benefits even as Turner's federal claims for negligence and...

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