¶1The liability of the appellant and defendant Giarizzo is a consolidated or unified one under section 211-a of the Civil Practice Act (Martindale v. Griffin, 233 App. Div. 510, affd. 259 N. Y. 530). For the purposes of contribution — within the meaning of section 211-a — they are jointly and severally liable for the portion of the judgment allocable to the entity they comprise. Judgment and order unanimously affirmed, with costs. Concur — Breitel, J. P., Rabin, Frank, Valente and Bastow, JJ.
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Benjamin v. Faro
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 24, 1956
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1956-04-24
Relies on Magid v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Decided 1956-04-24