Alvarez v. Colgate Scaffolding & Equipment Corp.

*584Issues of fact as to the whether the sidewalk bridge’s cross-brace from which plaintiff fell was properly installed precluded summary dismissal (see Sommer v Federal Signal Corp., 79 NY2d 540, 554-555 [1992]). Colgate’s principal testified that the bridge was installed properly, that when Colgate oversees an installation the cross-braces are always tightened securely, that construction workers often loosen the bolts and remove the cross-braces to make the transport of materials onto the sidewalk easier, and that no one made any complaints to Colgate about improper installation. This, coupled…