Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Varsity Holdings, LLC
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 2011No. 226PublishedCited by 102 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Plaintiff Luis F. Ortiz was injured while engaged in demolition work at an apartment building being renovated in Brooklyn. The property was owned by defendant Varsity Holdings, LLC and managed by defendant Mag Realty Corp. Ortiz and his coworkers were taking debris from the building and placing it in a dumpster outside. According to Ortiz, the dumpster was about six feet high, eight feet wide, and 14 feet long. The ledge at the top of the dumpster was about eight inches in width.
After several hours of work, the dumpster was filling up, and Ortiz and his…
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