Legal Opinion
Wescott v. Shear
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 17, 1990PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, P. J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Fischer, J.), entered June 6, 1989 in Broome County, which denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Plaintiff Duane Wescott (hereinafter plaintiff) was employed as a laborer for a subcontractor engaged to do masonry work in a subdivision in the Town of Owego, Tioga County. He suffered injuries when he fell from a stairway which was temporarily installed to permit access to and from the upper levels of the house under construction. One of the planks on the temporary stairway became loose from its attachment and…
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