Ernest v. Pleasantville Union Free School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), entered September 21, 2005, which denied their motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is granted.
Labor Law § 240 (1) imposes absolute liability on owners, contractors, and their agents for any breach of the statute that proximately causes a worker’s injury (see Panek v County of Albany, 99 NY2d 452, 457…
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