Legal Opinion
La France v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 29, 1982PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Crangle, J.), entered September 30, 1981 in Franklin County which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and granted plaintiff’s cross motion for summary judgment against defendant on the issue of liability. In our view, the parties’ papers submitted on their motions for summary judgment establish as a matter of law that decedent’s death was not the result of any breach by defendant of subdivision 1 of section 240 of the Labor Law. The duty imposed by that statute is relatively narrow, requiring that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Haimes v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Long v. Forest-FehlhaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Struble v. John Arborio, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Tilkins v. City of Niagara FallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Page v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
3Cited by17 opinions
- Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- DaBolt v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Brogan v. International Business Machines Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Sprague v. Louis Picciano, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Carringi v. International Paper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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