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Case Name Kielar v. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date 10/28/2008
Note The museum did not have actual or constructive notice of any unsafe practices, and no issues of fact as to whether the museum was affirmatively negligent are otherwise raised.
Citation 4402 4402A 115524/04 591277/04
WCC Citation WCC 34422008 CA
Kielar v Metropolitan Museum of Art NY Slip Op 08177 Decided on October 28, 2008 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. 4402A 115524/04 591277/04 [*1]Wioleta Kielar, etc. , et al. , Plaintiffs-Respondents, v The Metropolitan Museum of Art, et al. , Defendants-Appellants, Total Safety Consulting, L. L. C. , Defendant. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent, R. Smith Restoration, Inc. , Third-Party Defendant-Respondent-Appellant. Bivona & Cohen, P. C. , New York (Curtis B. Gilfillan of counsel), for appellants and appellant-respondent. The motion court properly granted the museum and the City summary judgment on their contractual indemnity claims in view of the employer's indemnification agreement with the museum and the City.

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