Coley v. Arnot Ogden Memorial Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
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Main, J. P.
Plaintiff was injured during the course of her employment with defendant when a ladder on which she was standing collapsed. Defendant’s employees determined that the ladder was unsafe and discarded it. Plaintiff was thereby prevented from discovering the manufacturer or distributor of the ladder and, thus, could not bring an action alleging a defect in the ladder against such parties. As a result, plaintiff was effectively limited to recovering workers’ compensation benefits. Plaintiff thereafter commenced this action alleging, inter alia, negligence, prima…
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