Legal Opinion
Semanchuck v. Fifth Avenue & 37th Street Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 1943PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lehman, Ch. J.
The plaintiff, an employee of ¿Etna Fireproofing Company, was injured while working in a building then in course of construction. Defendant, Fifth Avenue and 37th Street Corporation, is the owner of the real property. The owner made a contract with Gotham Construction Corp., hereinafter called the “ contractor,” for the masonry, lathing, plastering, carpentry and other work in the erection of the building. The owner supervised all the work and was, in effect, the general contractor for the construction of the building. The Labor Law, in section 241, places upon “ all contractors…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Schwartz v. Merola Bros. Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Walters v. Rao Electrical Equipment Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
3Cited by88 opinions
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- Tipaldi v. Riverside Memorial Chapel, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
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