Legal Opinion
LaFleur v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1995PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered May 5, 1994, which, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Defendant’s liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) was established as a matter of law since defendant breached its nondelegable duty to provide adequate safety devices to prevent plaintiffs fall from a ladder upon which he was working (see, Gordon v Eastern Ry. Supply, 82 NY2d 555, 561-562). The fact that the ladder was provided by another party does not relieve defendant from liability.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Robinson v. NAB Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Quinlan v. Eastern Refractories Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
3Cited by6 opinions
- Mooney v. PCM Development Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Kanney v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Dasilva v. A.J. Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Riffo-Velozo v. Village of ScarsdaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Greaves v. Obayashi Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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