Smith v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*362OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J. P.
Plaintiff, an employee of the third-party defendant Steel Contracting Corporation and the supervisor of its three-man crew, was injured during the course of work on the roof of a building owned by defendant Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation. The accident happened when plaintiff fell.from the roof to the ground while he was removing old sheets prior to replacing them. The roof was sloped and the old covering was too weak to stand on so the workmen were supplied with a “chicken board”,1 which was fastened to the purlins of the roof, and with safety lines…
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