Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, the cross motion is denied, and the third-party cause of action for contractual indemnification is reinstated.
Pursuant to General Obligations Law § 5-322.1, a clause in a construction contract which purports to indemnify a party for its own negligence is void (see Itri Brick & Concrete Corp. v Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.,
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