Legal Opinion
Kalofonos v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided September 20, 1982No. Claim No. 63463PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*693OPINION OF THE COURT
Frank S. Rossetti, J.
This claim is for damages arising from personal injuries sustained by Spyros Kalofonos when he fell from a scaffold while working on a State-owned bridge in Nassau County. His wife, Harriet Kalofonos, is joined herein and seeks loss of consortium damages. Claimants contend the defendant is liable absolutely under section 240 of the Labor Law or in negligence under sections 241 and 200 of the Labor Law or under common-law principles.
On March 24,1978, Mr. Kalofonos was working for J & T Painting Co. (J & T), which had a contract with defendant to paint…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Loomis v. Civetta Corinno Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Millington v. Southeastern Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Haimes v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Long v. Forest-FehlhaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Monroe v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- DaBolt v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Harvel v. City of Johnston CityIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Kalofonos v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Sales v. Republic of UgandaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Moody v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1990
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