Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. El-Mar Painting & Decorating Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1963PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum. The plaintiff, having followed the instructions of the painters in mounting the scaffold, cannot be held to be negligent as a matter of law. (Zurich Gen. Acc, & Liab. Ins. Co. *1055v. Childs Co., 253 N. Y. 324; Meyer v. West End Equities, 12 N Y 2d 698; Hamblet v. Buffalo Lib. Garage Co., 222 App. Div. 335.)
The judgment over, however, in favor of the owners against the defendant contractor upon the cross claim must be reversed, because a landlord has a nondelegable duty to use reasonable care in providing for a safe means of ingress to a tenant (Harrington v. 615 West Corp., 2 N Y 2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dollard v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Childs Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Sciolaro v. . AschNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Bush Terminal Buildings Co. v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Hamblet v. Buffalo Library Garage Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
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- Wynn v. T.R.I.P. Redevelopment AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Rogers v. Black Hills Speedway, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
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