Curtis v. 37th Street Associates

*63Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Stecher, J.), entered July 23, 1992, which, inter alia, awarded plaintiff Don Curtis $500,000 in damages for past and future pain and suffering, and which granted common-law indemnification in favor of third-party plaintiff, Ryder Construction, Inc. ("Ryder”) against third-party defendants Budget Alterations and Improvements, Inc. and Precision Interiors ("Budget”), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Contrary to Budget’s contention, Ryder’s liability for plaintiff’s damages was solely statutory pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1). Indeed, there is…