Pareja v. Davis

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Anil C. Singh, J.), entered March 2, 2015, which, to the extent appealed from, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law §§ 240 (1) and 241 (6) claims, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment dismissing the complaint.

Defendant established prima facie that he was entitled to the exemption under the Labor Law for “owners of one and two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work” (Labor Law §§ 240 [1]; 241 [6]). Neither he nor…