Legal Opinion
Zullo v. Long Island Lighting Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1963PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWalter B. Hart, J.
Plaintiff’s decedent, while working as a bricklayer’s helper in the employ of Cer-Ver, Inc., the fourth-party defendant, was electrocuted when he came into contact with an overhead uninsulated high tension line installed by the defendant, Long Island Lighting Company. At the time of the electrocution, plaintiff was on a scaffold erected by Cer-Ver, Inc., which was used by it in conjunction with bricklaying work, pursuant to a contract assigned to it by the third-party defendant, Cerussi & Verri, Inc.
The main action was brought against the Long Island Lighting Company for negligence in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thompson-Starrett Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Semanchuck v. Fifth Avenue & 37th Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Walters v. Rao Electrical Equipment Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Turner Construction Co. v. Rockwood Sprinkler Co. of MassachusettsNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Stellato v. Flagler Park Estates, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Zullo v. Long Island Lighting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964