Legal Opinion
Donovan v. City of Buffalo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 14, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motions denied and cross motion granted. Memorandum: Plaintiff Jeremiah J. Donovan (plaintiff) suffered personal injuries when he fell approximately 17 feet while working inside a digester tank at the Squaw Island Treatment Plant (Plant) in Buffalo. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was disassembling scaffolding. He was not wearing a safety belt or lanyard, which he knew were available on the project site. In the complaint, plaintiff asserted a claim pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1) against, among others, the City…
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