Legal Opinion
Norton v. John P. Bell & Sons, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 14, 1997PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: While performing drywall finishing work in the corridor of an addition to a building of defendant F. F. Thompson Hospital (Thompson Hospital) in Canandaigua, plaintiff was standing on an 18-inch-high overturned drywall bucket. He was knocked off the bucket when defendant David Weigand, an employee of defendant R. MacDonald Electric, Inc. (MacDonald Electric), the electrical subcontractor, opened the corridor door "fast and hard”. Plaintiff did not fall to the floor but…
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- Kelly v. Diesel Construction Division of Carl A. Morse, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Pietsch v. Moog, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Melber v. 6333 Main Street, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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