Legal Opinion
Vella v. One Bryant Park, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff allegedly was injured while working as a site-safety observer in connection with the construction of a *646skyscraper owned by the defendant One Bryant Park, LLC (hereinafter OBP). He allegedly fell while descending the last step of a stairway which was twice the height of the other steps, and could not steady himself with the handrail since it did not extend to that last step.
The Supreme Court properly denied that branch of the defendants’ motion which was for summary judgment dismissing so much of the complaint as alleged common-law negligence and a violation of Labor Law § 200…
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