Legal Opinion
Washington v. East 87th & 88th Street Contracting Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 6, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNanette Dembitz, J.
The issue on this motion to set aside as a matter of law the verdict of $75,000, is the effect of the 1969 amendment to section 241 of the Labor Law on the liability of general contractors for injuries to construction workers. Plaintiff claims injury from an accident in 1971 during his work for a subcontractor concrete company on the construction of a building. Precluded by the Workmen’s Compensation Act from suing his employer, plaintiff sues the general contractor who cross-claims against the subcontractor-employer for indemnification.
The Court of Appeals states that as a result of the 1969…
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