Legal Opinion
Monioudis v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff was working in a courthouse owned by the defendant and using a ladder to prepare the walls and ceiling for painting when the ladder collapsed, causing him to fall and sustain injuries.
The plaintiff established, prima facie, his entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1) by submitting his deposition testimony, which demonstrated that he fell when the ladder he was using collapsed, and that the failure to provide a secure ladder proximately caused his injuries (see Gordon v Eastern Ry.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Klein v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Rivera v. Dafna Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Barr v. 157 5 AvenueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Gilhooly v. Dormitory AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Melchor v. SinghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Comerford v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Losito v. Manlyn Development Group, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011