Legal Opinion
Gallagher v. New York Post
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 2010No. 8PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
On June 28, 2004, plaintiff Hugh Gallagher, an ironworker, was assigned to remove a section of metal decking from the second floor of a building in the Bronx owned by defendant NYP Holdings, Inc. (NYP), in preparation for the installation of new flooring. He was partnered with another ironworker, Jim Gaffney; the two men worked under the direction of foreman Joe Nover. Gallagher was cutting the metal with a two-handled, powered saw, enlarging an opening created by other workers. According to Gallagher, he was holding both handles of the saw when its blade jammed,…
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