Abreu v. Getty Refining and Marketing Co

In Abreu v. Getty Refining and Marketing Co., 121 A.D.2d 419, a pedestrian sued both the service station, whose employee seriously injured plaintiff when he was road testing a vehicle for the station, as well as the lessor of the service station. In reversing the lower court's denial of summary judgment, the Appellate Division, Second Department held that to be "legally accountable for the plaintiff's injuries, Getty must have had the right 'to direct and control the manner of performing the very work in which the carelessness occurred.'"