New York Court of Appeals

Carol L. Glaser v. M. Fortunoff of Westbury Corp., and Second Third-Party , Third-Party and George E. Froehlich…

April 28, 198871 N.Y.2d 643

Summary

The Court held that Fortunoff's third‑party claim was a contribution claim, not an indemnification claim, and therefore barred by General Obligations Law § 15‑108(c) after Fortunoff settled with the plaintiff.