Legal Opinion
Long v. Forest-Fehlhaber
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 1982PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
This appeal calls upon us to say whether contributory negligence, as to pre-September, 1975 accidents, or comparative negligence, as to ones occurring since then,1 is a defense to an action premised on the violation of rules promulgated by the State Board of Standards and Appeals pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 241 of the Labor Law.2
*157The issue arises in the following factual and procedural context: The plaintiff, Ernest A. Long, Jr., an experienced concrete finisher employed by the third-party defendant, Walsh Corbetta Construction Company, was injured at…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Haimes v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Monroe v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Schumer v. CaplinNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Teller v. Prospect Heights HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by151 opinions
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- Rizzuto v. L.A. Wenger Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
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- Ortega v. PucciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Bland v. ManocherianNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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