Legal Opinion

Kvandal v. Westminster Presbyterian Society of Buffalo, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 25, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court should have granted that part of the cross motion of third-party defendant, Lehigh Construction Group, Inc. (Lehigh), for summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action. Kurtis K. Kvandal (plaintiff), an employee of Lehigh, was injured while installing dry wall at a construction project owned by defendant, Westminster Presbyterian Society of Buffalo, Inc. (Westminster). Plaintiff stepped off the last rung of a ladder and onto a nail that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Misseritti v. Mark IV Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Malecki v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Hailey v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. White v. Farash Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bruno v. Price Enterprices., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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  3. Fulton v. Northland Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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