Legal Opinion
Abbatiello v. Lancaster Studio Associates
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 2004PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
This case presents the question whether a building owner may be held strictly liable under Labor Law § 240 (1) for injuries sustained by a cable technician performing work on its property without its knowledge or consent. We conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, the cable technician does not come within the protections of the section.
Plaintiff Anthony Abbatiello was a cable television technician employed by third-party defendant Paragon Cable Manhattan, Inc. 1 On August 12, 1995, Paragon dispatched plaintiff to a building owned by defendant…
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