Caufield v. Pameco Corp.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Caruso, J.), entered February 13, 2001 in Schenectady County, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff sustained the injuries forming the basis for this action when he fell backward off the truck he was unloading at defendant’s premises. During the course of his fall, plaintiff first struck the raised blades of a parked forklift and then the pavement below. On this appeal from Supreme Court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant upon the ground that plaintiff failed to raise a question…