Legal Opinion
Lewis-Moors v. Contel of New York, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1991PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the question certified answered in the negative.
Under Labor Law § 240 (1), a "structure” is "any production or piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner” (Caddy v Interborough R. T. Co., 195 NY 415, 420). Accordingly, the Appellate Division correctly held that a telephone pole with attached hardware, cable and support systems constitutes a structure within the meaning of that section. We have reviewed defendant’s remaining argument and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Caddy v. . Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
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