Legal Opinion
Carlos v. Rochester General Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 13, 1990PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on his Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action. Plaintiff alleges that, while performing repair work on defendant’s power house building, he was injured when the ladder he was climbing tipped to one side and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. The accident was not witnessed. To recover under section 240 (1) of the Labor Law, plaintiff must demonstrate that he was injured in a fall from an elevated worksite or that he was struck by an object that fell from an…
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