Court Sees Potential Liability for General Contractor in Condo Suit

MINEOLA, N.Y. - A New York trial court has denied summary judgment to a general contractor sued directly by condominium owners and as a third-party by the building association, saying the plaintiff owners raised triable issues of fact on their tort claims to preclude summary judgment. Hines, et ux. v. Spectrum Distributing Corp., et al., No. 10021/2006 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Nassau Cty.).

Nassau County (N.Y.) Supreme Court Justice Ute Wolff Lally said in an April 1 order that the circumstances here fit within an exception to the general rule "that a contractual obligation, standing alone, will generally not give rise …