Legal Opinion
Joblon v. Solow
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1998PublishedCited by 245 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
This appeal represents yet another attempt at the highly elusive goal of defining with precision statutory terms within Labor Law article 10 so as to minimize the need for litigation. Finding that no precedent of this Court four-square controls the definition of the term “altering” as used in Labor Law § 240 (1) or in the Industrial Code provisions referenced by Labor Law § 241 (6), the Second Circuit certified the following questions to us:
“(1) where an electrician fell from a ladder while employed to ‘chop a hole through a block wall with a hammer and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Lombardi v. StoutNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Felker v. Corning Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Jock v. FienNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by245 opinions
- Prats v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Weininger v. Hagedorn & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Martinez v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Nagel v. D & R REALTY CORP.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Panek v. County of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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