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IN THIS ELEVATOR-ACCIDENT CASE, THE BUILDING OWNERS WERE ENTITLED TO A CONDITIONAL JUDGMENT ON CONTRACTUAL INDEMNIFICATION AGAINST THE ELEVATOR-MAINTENANCE COMPANY BEFORE THE PRIMARY ACTION IS DETERMINED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant property owner in this elevator accident case was entitled to a conditional judgment (pending determination of the primary action) against the elevator maintenance company (Otis) for contractual indemnification:

“A court may render a conditional judgment on the issue of indemnity pending determination of the primary action in order that the indemnitee may obtain the earliest possible determination as to the extent to which he or she may expect to be reimbursed” … . To obtain conditional relief on a claim for contractual indemnification, “the one seeking indemnity need only establish that it was free from any negligence and [may be] held liable solely by virtue of . . . statutory [or vicarious] liability” … .

… [The building-owner] defendants established their … entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by showing that they did not have notice of the alleged defect in the subject elevator … , and Otis did not notify the [them] when repairs and/or maintenance was performed on the elevators in the building. Winter v ESRT Empire State Bldg., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 00333, Second Dept 1-19-22

 

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