Legal Opinion
Vega v. Restani Construction Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 2012No. 4PublishedCited by 321 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
We hold that plaintiff, a park maintenance worker, is entitled to a trial on the merits of her claim that a subcontractor’s improper disposal of construction debris caused her serious and permanent injuries when, in the course of her employment in a Bronx park, she attempted to move a garbage barrel containing such waste. Whether or not plaintiff will ultimately prevail, she is entitled to present her claim to a trier of fact, and, accordingly, we find that the lower courts correctly denied the summary judgment motion of defendant-appellant General…
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- Gasper v. Ford Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
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