Legal Opinion
Santiago v. Rusciano & Son, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 23, 2012PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*586Plaintiff was injured when, while boarding up windows to make the subject premises uninhabitable and to protect it from vandalism in anticipation of demolition, he fell several feet from a ladder. Plaintiffs accident fell within the purview of section 240 (1), since the ladder supplied to plaintiff slipped out from underneath him and did not offer proper protection (see Kijak v 330 Madison Ave. Corp., 251 AD2d 152, 153 [1998]; see also Velasco v Green-Wood Cemetery, 8 AD3d 88, 89 [2004]). Moreover, plaintiff was “altering” the premises within the meaning of Labor Law § 240 (1). He was engaged…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Joblon v. SolowNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Kijak v. 330 Madison Avenue Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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- Belding v. Verizon New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Campuzano v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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