Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Lehr Construction Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff was injured when, while working at a construction site, he was struck in the back by an uninstalled door frame that had been left in an open doorway. Plaintiff commenced this *215action against, inter alia, Wood-Pro, the company hired to install the door frames at the site, and Summerville, the manufacturer of the door frame.
The verdict in favor of Wood-Pro was based upon a fair interpretation of the evidence (see e.g. McDermott v Coffee Beanery, Ltd., 9 AD3d 195, 206 [2004]). Wood-Pro’s principal testified that neither he nor Wood-Pro workers placed the subject door frame in the open…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDermott v. Coffee Beanery, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- White v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Silverstein v. Marine Midland Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Andrade v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Vargas v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008