Legal Opinion
Perez v. NYC Partnership Housing Development Fund Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*420Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Jane Goodman, J.), entered June 19, 2008, which granted plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment on his Labor Law § 240 (1) claim, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Defendants’ suggestion to the contrary notwithstanding, plaintiff was not required to show that the ladder on which he was standing was defective (see Montalvo v J. Petrocelli Constr., Inc., 8 AD3d 173 [2004]). As we observed in Orellano v 29 E. 37th St. Realty Corp. (292 AD2d 289, 291 [2002]), it is “sufficient for purposes of liability under section 240 (1) that adequate safety…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Orellano v. 29 East 37th Street Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Montalvo v. J. Petrocelli Construction, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Hart v. Turner Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Peralta v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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