Legal Opinion
Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1991PublishedCited by 693 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
The question in this personal injury action is whether Labor Law § 240 (1) applies to the particular activity in which plaintiff was injured. Plaintiff was • employed by third-party defendant King Insulation Company which had contracted to remove and repair insulation covering pipes on the roof of defendant’s power plant. The pipes were in a recessed area which ran the entire length of the roof. In the center of this recess was a trough, 18 to 36 inches wide and 12 inches deep, carrying a stream of hot oil, 4 to 5 inches in depth. As *512plaintiff was about to…
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