Cosgriff v. Manshul Construction Corp.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Leone, J.), dated February 26, 1996, which denied his motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1).

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with one bill of costs, and the plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) is granted.

The plaintiff established his entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1). The…